बिहार राज्य बजट 2016-17 विश्लेषण

मुख्य बातें

• Total expenditure crosses Rs 1,30,000 crore as Bihar continues scaling up public investment in a high-growth phase.
• Bihar records 10.3% GDP growth, maintaining its position among India's fastest-growing states.
• Road construction enters Phase 2 with Rs 15,000 crore targeting internal rural connectivity and state highway widening.
• Own tax revenue crosses Rs 15,000 crore for the first time, a 400% increase from 2005-06 levels.
• Prohibition implemented in April 2016 — excise revenue of Rs 4,000 crore eliminated overnight from the state's budget.
• Central transfers at Rs 42,000 crore constitute 50% of revenue receipts after 14th Finance Commission enhanced devolution.
• Education spending at Rs 18,000 crore includes Rs 3,500 crore for constructing 5,000 new secondary schools.
• JEEViKA covers all 38 districts with 80 lakh women in self-help groups — India's largest women's empowerment program.
• Seven new universities established under Bihar's higher education expansion, allocating Rs 1,500 crore.
• Healthcare at Rs 6,000 crore targets maternal mortality reduction with Rs 1,200 crore for referral hospitals.
• Power deficit narrows to 35% as 3,000 MW Barh plant commissions first unit and rural electrification reaches 55%.
• Smart City Mission allocations of Rs 800 crore for Patna and Muzaffarpur.
• Fiscal deficit at 2.6% of GSDP despite absorbing Rs 4,000 crore excise revenue loss from prohibition.