Current Administrative Structure

🗺️ 1. State-Level Administration

• Governor of Bihar → Rajendra Arlekar (2024)
  🔸 Constitutional head of the state
  🔸 Appointed by the President of India
  🔸 Exercises powers on aid and advice of the Council of Ministers

• Chief Minister of Bihar → Nitish Kumar (2024)
  🔸 Real executive authority
  🔸 Heads the State Council of Ministers

• Council of Ministers
  🔸 Comprises Cabinet Ministers, MoS, and Deputy CMs
  🔸 Responsible to the Bihar Legislative Assembly

• Chief Secretary of Bihar → B. Rajendra (2024)
  🔸 Senior-most IAS officer in the state bureaucracy
  🔸 Coordinates between departments and oversees governance

📝 PYQ (BPSC): Who is the administrative head of the state secretariat? → Chief Secretary

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🧱 2. Divisional Administration

• Bihar has 9 administrative divisions:
  🔹 Patna
  🔹 Magadh
  🔹 Saran
  🔹 Tirhut
  🔹 Darbhanga
  🔹 Bhagalpur
  🔹 Purnea
  🔹 Kosi
  🔹 Munger

• Each division is headed by a Divisional Commissioner (IAS)
  🔸 Supervises district administration within the division

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🏞️ 3. District Administration

• Bihar has 38 districts (as of 2024)
• Each district is administered by a District Magistrate (DM) or Collector (IAS)
  🔸 Responsible for law and order, revenue, development, disaster management, and elections
  🔸 Assisted by:
  ➤ SP (IPS) – law & order
  ➤ DDC (Deputy Development Commissioner) – rural schemes
  ➤ BDO, Tehsildar, and other line department officers

📝 PYQ (DPSC): Who is the head of the district administration? → District Magistrate

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🏡 4. Sub-District & Panchayat Levels

• Bihar has around 534 CD Blocks
  🔸 Each block is headed by a Block Development Officer (BDO)
• Rural local bodies include:
  🔸 8463 Gram Panchayats
  🔸 Over 1.14 lakh Wards
• Head of a Panchayat: Mukhiya (directly elected)
• BDO supervises implementation of schemes like:
  ➤ PM Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan, MNREGA, Ujjwala

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🏙️ 5. Urban Administration

• Bihar has:
  🔸 12 Municipal Corporations (Nagar Nigam)
  🔸 49 Nagar Parishads
  🔸 80 Nagar Panchayats

• Headed by:
  🔸 Mayor (elected) – Political head
  🔸 Municipal Commissioner (IAS/Bureaucrat) – Executive head

• Urban Local Bodies handle:
  ➤ Roads, drainage, waste, water supply, building permissions

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⚙️ 6. Key Departments (Without Table)

• Home Department → Controlled by the CM
• Finance Department → Manages budget, taxes, grants
• Education Department → Oversees schools, colleges, teachers
• Health Department → Runs hospitals, PHCs, vaccination programs
• Rural Development Department → Implements schemes like MNREGA
• Panchayati Raj Department → Coordinates 3-tier local bodies

Each department is headed administratively by a Principal Secretary or Secretary (IAS rank).

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📌 Quick Revision Points

• Governor: Rajendra Arlekar (2024)
• CM: Nitish Kumar
• Chief Secretary: B. Rajendra (IAS)
• 9 divisions, 38 districts, 534 blocks, 8463 Panchayats
• Urban bodies: 12 Nagar Nigam, 49 Nagar Parishad, 80 Nagar Panchayat
• District head: DM; Block head: BDO; Panchayat head: Mukhiya

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📚 Sources Used

• Bihar Administrative Manual (General Administration Dept)
• Lucent GK – Bihar Special
• Drishti Bihar Special Book
• Ghatna Chakra PYQs
• https://state.bihar.gov.in (official Bihar Govt Portal)