www.perfectionias.com BIHA Current Affairs for 69th BPSC Prelims Exam UPDATED TILL 5TH SEPTEMBER 2023 KEY POINTS » » » » » Bihar Economic Survey Bihar Budget Bihar Census 2011 Bihar Govt Schemes Forest Status Report)2021 PERFECTION IASPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam eee The total size of the budget for the year 2023-24 is Rs 261,885.40 crore, which is Bs 24,194.21 erore more than the budge size of Rs 2,37,69) Budge size has increased by 10.18 percent over the previous 19 crore far the Financial year 2022-23, iar ranks third in the country in terms of growth rate(10.98% Audra pradesh having the highest growth rate of 11 4% followed by Rajasthan at 11.04% The growth rate of Bihar in the year 2023-24 is estimated to be 15.24%, ‘The Bihar government receives the maximum amount from the state's share in central taxes, which is 39.20% Most of the money of Bihar government is spent on social services, which is 38.14%, followed by expenditure on general services (28.38 %) The share of revenue its inthe total receipts ofthe state government inthe nancial year 2023-24 is 81.01%, which was estimated 82.69% financial year 2022-2 # Fiscal Deficit (2021-22) -3.78% of GSDP (Actual) Fiscal Defiet (2022-23) — 3.47% of GSDP (estimated) + Fiscal Deficit (2023-24) - 2.98% of GSDP (estimated) 22)~0.52% of GSDP (estimated) + Revenue Savings (2021 ‘The budget for 2023-24 focuses on ten-point prioritics- 1, Youth and Employment 2. Continuous Women Empowerment 3. Minority Well 4. Strengthening and Modernization of Police: 5, Agriculture and Rural Development 6, Green Development 1 8, Infrastructare and Industrial Development Urban Development 9, Health Sector 10, Industrial Development Bihar's financial year 2023-24 at a glance Hem 2022-23 Budget Estimate (Rs. in rore) ‘Total Receipts 262058.40) ‘Revenue Receipts 21232697 1] Own tax revenue ofthe state 49700.05, 2.| Non tax revenue of the state 651174 3.] State's sharein Central taxes 102737.26 4.| Grant-in-aid from Central Goverament| $3377.92 ‘Capital Reseipis| TSR 1] Borrowings 9451.53, 2| Recovery of loans 43191 "Total Expenditure 26188540 L] Revenue Expenditure 207848,00 2] Capital Expenditure 4037.40 Revenne Savings TRS Fiscal Deficit 2556783 OMe ee Pee Se State Share in central taxes 39.20% Grant-in-aid trom the Central Goverament 20.37 % ‘Tax revenuc of the State Government Public Debt "Non-tax revenue ofthe state Recovery of loans 18.96% 18.82% 2.48% 0.16% Serre ers Social Services General Services Economic Services Public Debt Loans and Advances Garaots-in-sid and Coatribution 384% 2838% 24.01% 9.00% 0.47% 0.01% ere Sr eee ee ea Se eee ee Fiscal defiet within te limit 0f3 7 Raising revenve surplus by eliminating revenue deficit. Gradual reduction of the total outstanding loan amount in proportion to the Gross State Domestic Product, To achie omic growth rate in 2023-24 Inthe nancial year 2025-24, total provision of Rs 5000 crore hasbeen made underthe self lint Saat Nschay-2 (2020-23) 1 Yava Shakti, Bihar Ki Pragati: Approval hasbeen given to establish Center of Excellence in each polytecinic insite ofthe tat o enhance the quality Sashakt Mabila, Sthsham Mahila: Rs, 250 core in the year 2023-24 forthe Chot Ministers Women Entrprencur Scheme to promote sei-empleyment among the women of the sate and Rs, 600 in the year 2023-24 to encourage ‘women forhighe education Tere is a provision of eotes Har Khet Tak Sinchal Ka Paani: A provision of Rs 30 crore as been made by the Agriculture Department for colletive abe wel scheme, teaching scheme, dy eardening Scheme andpucca check dam scheme in the year 2023-24 Swacch Gaon, Samridh Goan- Solar street igs willbe iowtalledinal the vilages under the Makhyamaste Grain SolaSeet Light Yojane Proper developtient of animal and fish resources is to be accomplished ‘A total budgsary provision of Rs 392 eore was made in ‘he financial year 2022.25 Swacch Shahar Vikast Shahar: under the 2nd phase of establishment of Lobia Swachh Bihar Abhiyan one plastic provessing unit im 15 districts inthe year 2023-24, onstruction of Govardhan unit in. 10. districts ¢stablishment of old age home and water drainage stom will bemade for evacvation Connectivity Hogi Aur Asaan: A tal of 1625 rads are proposed under the connectivity scheme of rural roads, Sose length is 12250.32 km. For the construction of bypass for easy connectivity, provision of Rs 200 crores has been made. Sable Liye Swasthya Suvidha: In ode to develop basic rangement for beter animal health management end 0 one beter availability of hel faites othe people © 9155087930 | 834092 5079 | 827 141 1177Sy | PERFECTION | IAS Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam from village to village, @ provision has been made for “Additional health facility fo al emer) era age + In she financial year 2023-24, 33 thousand km Rural roads will be made + Solar power projects willbe set up at Kajra in Lekbisarai and Pigpaint in Bhegalpur, + Rain water harvesting for Jal Jeevan Hariyali Abhiyan will get S Yorchate on holding tax + Divorced minority women willbe given Rs 25,000. + Under Jeevika, @ total 10.45 lakh selfhelp groups have been formed solar and | crore 30 lakh women were added through it + Ropeway will be made at 6 places in the state. The ropeway project will be completed at Pretshila Parva , Dungeshwari Parvat, Brahmayoni Parvat in Gaya , Vanavar Parvat in Jehanabad, “Mundeshwvari Parvat in Kaimur and Rohtasgarh Fortin Rohtas, + “Didi Ki Rasoi? has been started in 62 hospitals of the state. ‘This year, 3 crore saplings willbe planted in Bihar. + 17ethanol units are under construction inthe state Department-wise outlay amount in 2023-24 (in crore) ‘Namie of the Dept ‘Scheme Enterprise 2220035 [22.20 1si93.19- 15.19 Percentage Education Department Rural Development Department Social Welfare Department si91.79 |sis ‘Rural Works Department 795027 |795 Health Department minsé |712 Read Construction Department | 4420.99 | 4.42 City Development and Housing | 4055.10 |4.06 Department Water Resources Department | 3232.63 | 3.25 Agriculture Department 2rsi99 |278 Public Health Engineering 1997.65 |1.95 Department Other Departments 2ag0n4s_|22.91 Total 100000.00 [100.00 Total Population :10,40,99,452, Male: 5,42,78,157 (52.14% ) Female: 4,98,21,295 (47.86%) Rural Population = 9,23,41,436 (88.7 % ) ‘Urban Population: 1,17,58,016 (11.3%) Population Density : 1,106 per sq km. National population density : 382 per sq km. Highest population density : Sheobar (1880 ) Lowest popslation density : Kaimur (488) Sex ratio : 918 females per thousand males National sex ratio : 943 females per thousand males Highest sex ratio: Gopalganj (1021) Minimum Sex Ratio: Munger ( 876) Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years) : 935 females per thousand males National chil sex ratio (0-6 years); 919 females per thousand males Highest child sex ratio: Kishangan (971) Minimum Child Sex Ratio: Vaishali (904) Population growth rte (decadal) 25.24 % Highest growth rate (decadal): Madhepura (31.12%) Minimum growth rate (decadal): Gopalganj (19.02 % ) CMTS eed ‘Total literacy: 61.8% Male literacy: 71.2.% Female literacy: 51.5 Highest literacy rate: Rohtas (73.37 % ) Lowest literacy rate: Purnia ( 51.08 % ) ‘Highest male literacy rate - Robs (82.88% ) Minimum male literacy rate- Purnia (56.06 % ) Highest female literacy rate- Rohtas (62 .97 %) Minimum Female literacy rate ~Saharsa (41.68% ) ‘At National level, Bihar ranks last in Both male and female literacy. ‘Total Ferility Rate: 3.3 per woman (2016) Life Expectancy ( 2016-20): 69.5 years Birth rate: 26.1 per thousand Infaat morality rate: 27 per thousand ‘Maternal Mortality Rate: 331 per one lakh lve births ‘Most Urbanized: Patna (43.1% ) Least Urbanized: Samastipur (3.5% ) Bihar ranks third in the country in terms of total population. Here 8,60 percent ofthe total population ofthe country resides ‘+ Most populous distrits Patna» 838465, East Champaran - 5099371 Muzaffarpur 4801062 Madhubani - 4487379 Gaya 4391418, ast populated districts Sheikhpura -636342, 656245, 700843 [akhisarai- 1000912 Jebanabad- 1125313 ‘The district with the highest urban population is Patna (2514590), while the distriet with he lowest urban population is Sheohar (28116), PREIS - = uae 12 SCHEDULED CASTE, ‘© Highest population - Gaya (1334351) ‘+ Minimum population - Sheohae ( 96655) ‘+ Highest population percentage - Gaya (30.39%) Minimum population percentage -Kishanganj (6.69 % ) S ‘© Highest population - West Champaran (250046 ) + Minimum Population -Sheobar (318 ) ‘+ Highest population percentage - West Champaran (6.3 ‘+ Minimum population percentage - Aurangabad, Khagaria, Samastipur (0.04%) Forest and tree cover in Bihar “Area (Bar Km) _] Percentage) increase compared) to 2019 (Sq. Km) Forest Cover] 7381.79 Kms] 784% | 75Km! Treecover | 2341km? | 248% | 338Kmt rand oat | 9727 km*_| 10.39% | 413 Km Forest aren of Bihar Tenation ‘Area (Sq: Kim) | Percentage Very dense forest | 33342 Kn? 035% Medinm Dense Forest] 3285.83 Kt 349% ‘pen forest 3761.54 Km? 4.00% Grand tial 7380.79 Km 784% Shs 2389 025% Non Forest = 291% © 9185087930 |: 19271411177(2) | PERFECTION | IAS Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam * On the basis oF are, the three dsc of Bihar with maximum forest cover are-Kaimur (1051.56 Sq Km. ), West Champaran ( 903.34 3g km )and Rohtas (669.91 square kilometer) + On the basis of area, three districts of Bihar have the least forest cover Sheikhpura (1-19 sg km ), Arwal (4.14 sq km ) and Jchanabad (4.43 square kilometer) + On the basis of percentage, the tree districts with maximum forest cover are Kaimur (31.56 %), Jamul (21.39 % ) and Navwada (20.72%) + the districts with low forest cover in terms of percentage are Sheikhpure (0.17%) , Buxar and Siwan (0.35 % ) and Gopalgenj (0.42 %) + The district with maximum increase in forest erea-Banka (16.21 km2) 4 Thedistiot with minimum increase in forest re Kaimur (4.83, m2) + 796.12 sq km of Volmiki Noga Tiger Reserv has forest cover which is 85.371% ofthe total tiger reserve area (928.80 km2). + Thetoua carbon stock in Baris 56.6 milion tonnes whichis 6.79 percent ofthe ttl carbon stock of the county + Themost aggressive species of tees in Bi + Bihar has one national park and 12 wildlife sanctuaries which cover 3.44% ofthe total gsographieal are of the stat angajal Yojana and Ganga Jal Aapurti Yojana LLaunches:- Prom Rajgirin Nalanda district ‘Aim:- Under the Ganga Jal Aapurti Yojana, to make available the water of river Ganga through pipeline in Rajgir, Gaya, Bodh Gaya and Nawada. Under this, a target has been set to supply 135 liters of pure water per da + Chief Minister Digital Health Schemé Under this scheme, now through the Digital Health App, this will beable to know whether there is a doctor and a bed in the hospital or not. + Chie Minister Rural Solar Street Light Scheme: Under this scheme, 10 solar lights willbe installed in each ward + Chief Minister Dry Horticulture Scheme Under this scheme, the Bihar government will give subsidy for {uit cultivation tothe farmers using micro irrigation system. + Fish on Wheel Scheme Purpose: It has been started by the Bihar Animal Husbendry and Fisheries Department to inerease the immunity of all TB patients in the state to make them healthy and to protect their {amily members from infection, inga water lift Project (Ganga water lift project (Gangajal Udvah Yojana) is an ambitious scheme ofthe Government af Bihar, hrough which pure drinking ‘water wll be providedio the people of Rajgi, Gaya , Bodh Gays and Nawada, + Nipun Bihar Scheme This scheme has been introduced to improve basic liter and numeraey among the students of elas Ito class II uunder the Budget 2023-24, it has been increased from frst class to fifth class. + Chief Minister Youth Entrepreneur and Women Entrepreneur Scheme Under these schemes, youth and women will get aloan of up toRs 10 lakh from the government for employment with 50 percent subsidy. ligible for the scheme - All peoplebetween the age of 18 to 50 years + Bal Hriday Yojana CMTS eed ‘is Lantana cama ‘This scheme has been launched by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unde Additional health facility forall! of Saat Nisehay-? Yojana! ‘of selreliant Bihar. ‘Aim: Free treatment for children bora with hole in the heat. + Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal Yojana Banka is at the first place in terms of providing tap water connections inthe villages. Jchanabad district iat he first place in terms of cities. + Swamitva Yojana in Bihar Under this, survey and mapping of land through drones will be done and property cards will be given in rural areas, which will ‘contain information related tothe land, + Chief Minister Kanya Utthan Yojana Rs 54,100 will be given to a girl child from her birth till, her graduation, Pyaar ka Paudha Campaign ‘To promote the practice of planting trees to protect the environment, + ESamarth Scheme Is purpose is to connect all schools with computer-based ‘education, Under this, provision has been made to prepare ‘multimedia course material and teach itv children with thehelp ‘of computers and projectors, + Mission Parivartan lis main objective is to make hospitals patient friendly and improve the medical system, + Amrit Sarovar Scheme Tosolve the increasing problem of water in rural areas, 75 Amit Sarovars areo be builtin each district and delivered, ‘+ Chief Minister Village Transport Scheme Grant is being given to seven beneficiaries per gram panchayat for purchasing e-rickshaws and ambulances, POU ee ee ‘© Target to Plant 2 erore saplings under MNREGA (Under Didi's nursery scheme withthe help of jevika)-2022-23, ‘© Target to get 10 percent of electricity consumption ftom solar ‘nergy by 2023 ‘+ Target o complete the work of Pama Metro Rail Project - 2024, ‘+ Target to install prepaid meter in every house of Bihar March 2025 ‘Target to increase Bihar’s exports 20 times to 10 percent of the ‘countey’s total exports - 2025 ‘+ Target to eliminate TB completely - 2025 Every farm water target - 2025 ‘© Target to eliminate hepatitis completely - 2030 ‘Target eliminate AIDS- 2030 ‘© Target to get about 20 percent electricity from solar energy = 2030 + Target to reduce Bihar’s road accidents by 50 percent - 2030, ‘Target to achieve 100 percent literacy - 2030 © Target t achieve 50 percent gross enrollment ratio for higher ‘education - 2035 ‘© Target to achieve zero carbon emissions -2080 =ERII or — ‘© Bihar municipal elections were held in two phases on Decembs 18 and 28 , 2022 . Elections of 224 municipal bodies were conducted in these two phases These 17 municipal corporations, women became mayors in al the other municipal corporations except Gaya, This shows the ‘women empowerment in Bihar, + OCR (Optical Character Recognition) was used in Bihar ‘municipal electioPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Biman a ‘One Health Lab India's first . = Muzaffarpur . ‘+ India’s frst cancer hospital for children - Patna + First Multimodal Logistics Park Permanent Trafic Park-Patna + State's second planetarium Darbhanga, frst: Patna + State's second Doppler radar Purnia, . + State's first Oxygen Park - Thave , Gopalgan + Mega Textile Park - West Champaran State's second z00 and first Biodiversity Park -Araria + North India’s first Biodiesel Refinery - Paina + State's frst toilet clinic - Muzaffarpur + Nilgai Research Institute Deer Rescue Center Rajgit Eimer ra . + Thee persons from Bibar have been given Padma Shei award under Padma Awards 2023 1, Mrs, Subhadra Devi (Art) - Mithila Folk Painting Anist, 2. Mr, Anand Kumar (Education and Literature) - founder of Super 30 and famous mathematician 3. Mr. Kapil Dev Prasad (Arts) ~ Bewal Buti in the field of ‘weaving for excellent work | Soy ‘+ Bihar won 7 medals including I gold, | silver and bronze medals in the fifth edition of Khelo India Youth Games held in eight cities of Madhya Pradesh. + 2nd open under-23 Athletics Championship held in Chhartisgarh, Bar's Anjaai Kumari has won silver medal in javelin throw even. + 4 gold and ove silver medal in Commonssealth Power lifting Championship + Para player Umesh won bronze medal in Para International Badminton Championship, + Kirti raj won 6 gold medals in Commonwealth Powering + Jamui's Anjeni Kumari won the gold medal inthe javelin throw event a the India Grand Prix ~4 2023" held in Bengslura + Which player from Bihar won gold medal in SS kg weight category in Kelo India Senior National Weightlifting Championship Khushi Kumari ca es + National Florence Nightingale Award 2023 - ANM Gayatri Kumari (Sub-Health Cente , Gabai Village, Sheikiapura) Bihar Ratna Award - Soni Chowdhary (Maithili Singer, Darbhanga) Scotch Silver Award 2023 -Aet and Culture Department of Bihar (or organizing Transgender Festival) Bal Sahitya Akademi Awatd 2023 ~ Akshay Ans Maithili poetry collection) Swasth Sujal Shakti Samman 202: Bihar) Kabir Kohinoor Samman 2023 - Prof, Sudha Sinha Sehitya Akademi Translation Award - Dr, Ratneshwer Mishra (for Maithili translation of a novel titled Azadi in English). [National CVIP Awards 2022 - Ganga jal Aapuri Yojana and Gayaji Dar. Sohitya Akademi Award 2022 In Maiti - Ajit Azad. (pen-dvive me prithv) in Hindi - Bade [Narayan (Tumdi ke shabd) Queene) Issuer - PHED and Panchayat Raj Department - Nationwide on od Sunny (For -Babita Gupta (Muzaffarpur, April 4, 2023 First place in Bihar = Samastipur Secondplace in Bihar Sheikhpura Third place in Bihar + Supaul Fourth place in Bihar = Banka Pomrennne) ‘Released the Champion of Change Delta ranking forthe month ‘of January 2023 for 112 underdeveloped aspirational distiets ‘of the country. Inthe ranking ofthe five best aspirational districts ofthe country, ‘vo districts of Bihar, Khagaria and Sheikhpura secure first and second position respectively BIHAR IN SWACHH SURVEKSHAN 2022 == Issued by - Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. Patna’s rank - 38th among 45 cities with 2 population of more than 10 lakhs ‘Bibae’s rank in states with more than 100 rmunicipal bodies:-11 Danapur Cant’s rank among 62 cantonment cities of the ‘country: 32nd, “Munger has got the first pace in thelist of eties witha population ‘of | to 10 Jakh on the banks of the Ganga in Bibar ‘APP/PORTALISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR RppiPorta Tsvued By Purpose Filo Paral Education Department “To provide free education to the students of class 9th to 12th Wonder App Health Department “To provide care and medical advice to pregnant women Wamis App Bihar Water Resources Depariment | For irigation with new technology in the sate Hiring App Cooperative Miniser For providing agriculture plant on hire to mall and marginal farmers, Grih Darshan App | Home Department, Bihar "To improve law and order in Bihar Tndravaira App Disaster Management Department [Through this app, a warming wil be received atleast 40 minutes before Lightning strikes within radius of20 km. ‘Vidyavahini Mobile App| Education Department “To make text books from class 1 to 12 available onlin vo children, Sanjeevani App Health Department All kinds of information relatedto the investigation and treatment of corona ‘Savidha App Eneray Department “To-solve all the problems related to electricity sitting at home. Deishti App. Water Resources Depariment For monitoring irigation and flood schemes in Biba E-LOTS Paral Chaka Mobile App E-Nishchay Portal Bihar Education Project Couneil Bihar Police Tato 12th class books will be available online on this poral “To provide database ofall the criminals of Bikar ‘To register all types of complains related to Har Ghar Nal Jal and| Gali-Nali Pakkiran Yojana. For helping women in distress Panchayati Raj Department ‘Rakshak App Students of A.N. College, Paina © 915 508 7930 | 834 032 5079 | CRESS 71411177¢ PERFECTION Bihar Current Affairs @ las 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam BIHAR IN VARIOUS REPORTS/IN Reportindex Published by Ast Position Bihar’sPasiton Performance 5G State Food Safety FSSAI Kerala (among big states), | 17th (ast among big states) Index, 2022-23 ‘Goa (Among Smaller States) | Scored 40.0 Export Preparedness Index, 2022 | NITIAayog Tamil Nada Bnd Sc0re4.06) ‘National Multidimensional NIT1Aayog, Least poor- Kerala Bihar (33.76%) Poverty index 2023 State Health Index NITIAayog Kerala 19h ‘State Energy and climate Index, 2022 | NITIAayog Gujarat (Among Big States) 15th (Score- 38,3) {Goa (among the smaller sats) Social Progress Index 2022 Economicadvisory | Puducherry Advisory Council] 35th 2ndffombotom, sore 44.47) counelto the prime minister (EAC-PM_ Delta Ranking 2022 (August Month) | NITLAayog Haridwar (Uttarakhand) | Second-Khagaria, Seventi- “Hh Public Aus Index 2022 PublicAMairs Centre, | Haryana (Among Big States) Bangalore Ist State Ranking for NFSA Food-Social Ministry | Odisha ‘Tth (Score 0.783) ofDistibution Good Governance Index, 2020-21 | Union Ministry ‘Madhya Pradesh ‘thin Group" Score: 4.624 of Personnel ‘Logistics Performance Index, 2021 | Ministry of Commerce | Gujarat 19th (Score 2.77) & Industry ‘Anemia Free India index 2021 NITTAayog Madhya Pradesh Dad ‘SDG Urban index, 2021 NITIAayog Shiela Patna ranked 22nd ‘Smart policing index 2021 Indian police Andhra Pradesh 29th last Foundation (PP) Sustainable Development Goals | NITIAayog Kenla Last Place: Bihar (SDG) Index 2020-21 (3rd Edition) BIHAR CURRENT AFFAIRS G20 Patna Meet ‘+ Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Inaugurated the 2- ay Labor -20 (I. -20) summit of G- 20 countries on May 22, 2023. + Location- Gyan Bhavan , Patna + 120 Summit- Hiranmaye Pandya + Main Subject - International portability of social security and social security funds and women and the future of work. ‘+ Union Labor Secretary Aatti Ahuja also attended the meting -iranmaye Pandya is the president of the RSS-backed trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), ‘+ BMS is not a member of the International Trade Union Confederation (TUC). * Altogether 173 delegates from 28 countries are participating in the conference. CMTS eed a In which district of Biba, the Archacological Survey of India has discovered two miniature stupas about 1200 years old ‘Nalanda Vihara complex’ of Nalanda district Which district of Bihar has top in the national ranking of | aspirational districts released by NITI Aayog - Sheikhpura Integrated Disease surviuance programme (IDSP), an organization ‘of the Health Department, which district top in the reporting of diseases in the state ~ Jehamabad (last place — Araria) ‘Which former National President of Janata Dal United and former Union Minister has passed away - Sharad Yadav (MP from Jabalpur from Janata Party for the first time) ‘Which place did the women’s team of Bihar get inthe Federation Cup Kabaddi Championship held recently in Madurai (Tamil Nadu - ‘Third ‘Book Pryogdhaemi Vikas Shilpi* recently published by Vani Prakashan related to Nitish Kumar (Author - Varun Kumar) © 915 508 7930 | 834 032 5079 | 827 1411177(2) | PERFECTION | IAS Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam CMTS eed ‘After Patng, Bihar’s sesond planetarium has been completed in Which district- Darbhanga In which district of Bibar, the Isid foundation stone of ‘Dalai Lama Centr for Tibetan and Indian Ancient Wisdom’ has been- Bodh Gaya The first green grid ofthe state willbe built on the ines of whieh country in Bihat's PMCH Pataa - Germany and France Which woman from Bihar has been elected as the Women Leader {for 2022-25 by the American Institute “Vital Voies' and ‘Reliance Foundation’ = Shilpi Singh ‘Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation has decided toclean the ground water of how many cites of the state under ‘Namami Gange Yojana'~ 78 cities In which distries of Bihar, the stupa of Sahastra Buddha hes been found during excavation - Nalanda According toa report released by Oxfam India, whois the sate ‘with minimum intemet access inthe digital divide ~ Bihar ‘Neeraj Kumar, who won the bronze medal in the 5 kg category inthe recently held Senior National Wrestling Championship, belongs to which district — Kaimur district ‘Which medal has been won by Bihar Pavilion in the 41st India International Trade Fair - Silver Medal 32nd Sub Junior National Kabaddi Champion- Bihar (by defeating Haryana) Case ‘When did the caste census start in Bihar -January 7, 2023, ‘Counting of the first phase - January 7 to January 21 ‘Counting of the second phase - April | to Apel 30 Inthe first phase the house will be numbered and the name of the head of the house will he writen. 26 1ypes of information including caste wil be taken, ‘The caste census was started by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar by writing 01 in Harsher village of Vaishali “31 Shaktipecth Dhara Mahamandir will Bebuiltin which district of Bihar Patna 51 Shaktipeeth Dham Mahaaandir, the first temple in the country Whose chief priest will algo be @ woman. how many women member driven Will be done -81 FSAI 's National Feod Laboratory has been inaugurated in which distrit of Bihar - East Champaran (Raxaul) “Samadhan Yetra’ by Chief Minister Nitsh Kumar start from January 5, 2023 - Valmiki Nagar, Bettiah (West Champaran) ‘Which organisation has tied up with Bihar government's livelihood program “JEEVIKA' for poverty alleviation - Better Life Farming Alliance How many stations have been selected in Begusarai district of [Bihar under Amrit Bharat station scheme- 2 ( Lakhminia and Sahabpur Kamal) DPR has been prepared for the construction of Greenfield [Expressway between Raxatl to Haldia. What ists total length - (695 km (Target to complete - 2025) ‘Where was the second planetarium of Bihar state inaugurated — Darbhanga Polytechnic Campus Who laid the foundation stone of Indo-Tibetan Thought Study Center in Bodh Gaya - Tibetan Buddhist leader “Dalai Lama” approved the proposal for constraction of about 11.24 kilometer Jong four lane bridge (the country’s longest river bridge) on which riverto directly connect North Bihar with Uttar Pradesh - Gandak In which panchayat of Muzaffarpur district, the trial of the software made by the State Election Commission to eliminate bogus voting took place- Halimpur Panchayat I — In how many distrits of Bihar state ‘No child is let behind, ‘mother is also not left program will be started -29 February Which edition the world’s biggest sporting talent search competition ‘NIDJAM (National Inter District Junior Athletics Meet) was organized for the first ime in Bihar ftom February 9 to 12 - 18th edition ‘Which person ftom bihar has got Global Leaders Award” for better work inthe field of educetion - Ravi Shankar Chand Rural Development Minister of Bibar has announced to open Ihow many rural markets in the state ~ 16 ‘Where has Cocoon Bank been inaugurated in Bihar ~ Banka and Bhagalpur ‘Where as the Children’s Bank been opened in Bihar - Gaya According to the announcement of the Bihar government, ‘where will the Bihar Road Research Institute be established = Mokama (Patna) Which stat has been given the Scotch Governance Gold Award by the Scotch Institute - Bihar Im how many districts of Bihar women power centers will be opened: $ ‘the instructions issued by the education project, the publication fof the newspaper named “Deewar will he done by the gist students of which class - 9th, 10th students ‘Where will the Bihar Agrocluster be built by the Ministry of ‘MSME - Muzaffarpur Which player from Bihar has won gold medal in sword fighting ‘event in Khelo India Youth Games — Shivam Singh India in Equality Report 2022" released by Oxfam. which state Dhaving the least internet connection - Bihar (Chief Minister of Bihar change the name of *Raghunathpur Railway Station’ - Brahmeshwarnath Railway Station ‘the 18th National Youth Athletes Championship 2023, which player from Bihar has won the bronze medal inthe triple jump event ~ Sunny Raj ‘Where is Bihar's second zoo being built- Araria “Chaupion of Change Delta Ranking’ released by NITL Aayog ‘on February 8, 2023, in the aspirational districts in the field of agriculture and water resources, which two distrets of Biba are atthe first and second place - respectively Banka and Katih ‘Who has written the book “The Book of Bihari Lit Abhay Kumar ‘According to the ASER report, 2022, which state's school children’s ability in mathematics and English has improved a lot - Bihar Recently released ranking of February 2023, which district has topped the Bihar Industrial Development Review ~ Sheohar Bihar government will develop which place as a tourist ceater ‘under Swadesh Darshan Yojana 2.0 Banka According to the survey data conducted by Wildlife Trust of India (WTD, in which iver of Bihar state, the second highest ‘numberof alligators has been found — Ganda ‘Swarna Shakti Puraskar’ of NTPC's 48th Foundation Ds NTPC of which district of Bihar was awarded the prestigious “Swarna Shakti Puraskar’ for excellent work in the security ‘category in the program - Bhagalpur (NTPC Kahalgaon) Where was the fist startup B-Hub inaugurated in Bihar ~ at ‘Mauryalok Complex Patna [At which place in Bihar the statue of brave Maharana Pratap ‘was unveiled - Pata ‘What was the theme of Bihar diwas March 22 , 2023 ~ Yuva Shakti , Bihar ki PragatiPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam + Which one player from Bihar has been selected in the national team fr the SAFKU=17 Women Empowerment Championship 2023 to be held in Bangladesh - Khushi Kuma + Where was the Sabitya-Sanskriti Sangam ( Ahad An had words and festival of performances) organized forthe first time ~ Bihar Museum Complex, Patna + Who has won gold medal in International Straight Lifting and English Bench Championship , 2023 Bihar + GayajiDDam built onFalgu River in Gays, Bibar and whieh scheme was awarded the * National Award CBIP Award 2022" in March 2023 - Ganga jal Aapurti Yojana + “Bihar-That Was ... and Now’, a collection of photographs depicting Bihar in totality, has ben released by Nitish Kumar + Who has been made the brand ambassador of Bihar Tourism Department Maithali Thakur + Bilhar women’s team won bronze medal in 34th Federation Cup National Handball Competition, Where wes it organized - Haryana ‘+ Bhar Government has approved the proposal of 150 acres of Jand forthe construction of AIMS in which dstict~ Darbhanga + Where CM Nitish Kumar has inaugurated Bihar’s first forestry college-Munger + In which district of Bihar “Center of Floriculture" has been estabished- Nalanda, + Inwhich district of the state Mithila Haat bas been inaugurated ‘on the lines of Dill Haat - Madhubant ‘+ Takinga historic decision by the government forthe development of sports and sportspersons, when "Bihar State Sports Authority” was given legal recognition as en autonomous institution - March, 2023 ‘+ National Dragon Boat Competition 2023-24 was organized for the fret time in Moti Lake of which district of Bihar~ Motihari East Champaran (Motihari) + Which Indian professional player fom Bihar’s Vaishali district. won wo gold medals in Thailand Para-Badminton Tournament 2023 - Pramod Bhagat? ‘+ Which woman from Bihar was awarded the* Swachh Sujal Shakti ‘Samman ‘ 2023 inthe category of plastic waste management by President Draupadi Murmu - Babita Gupta ‘© AISHE 2020-2021 What is the rank of Bihar in Gross Enrollment Ratio - 7 ‘Agriculture Roadmap According to the Agriculture Department, the fourth edition of| the Bihar Agriculture Roadmap was unveiled on April 1, 2023 Focus Areas Crop Diversification, Veterinary Services, Digital Agriculture and Better Agricultural Marketing. Use of nano urea by drones will also be a major component of the roadmap. Fourth Roadmap for five years (2023- 2028) Previous roadmap - Ist 2007, 2nd 2012, 3rd 2017 ‘+ How many districts of Bihar are there in the top 10 in “Ja Jeevan Survekshan 2023” - 4 ( Samastipur , Shetkhpura , Supaul , Banka) ‘+ Which product of Bihar has been given Geouraphical Indication (Gi Tag) - Chilli Rice (Scented Rice of West Champaran) + TheMachhua Panchayat of which district of Bihar was awarded the National Panchayat Award 2023 by the State Ministry of Panchayati ~ Sitamart + theG- 20 conference, which university of Bihar has been selected as the host university forthe Amrit Mahotsav of Independence by the Government of India — Nalanda University CMTS eee ‘According to recent repor, which district of Bihar has been at the fist position in terms of providing pure drinking water in rural areas Samastipur ‘Where has been announced to open the frst wild the state of Bihar ~ Sherpur (Muzaffarpur) Which person from Bihar has been selected forthe Lifetime Achievement Award ofthe Year 2023 by the ‘Bitro Retina Society of India’ - Dr, Rajvardhan Azad Bihar’s second modern Doppler radar will be setup in which district - Purnia In which district of Biber the Panduka-Srinag constructed — Rohtas Which district of Bihar ranked first in the education segment in the dela ranking of aspirational dstiets released by NITI Aayog ‘on 13 April 2023 - Sheikhpura (second place ~ Purnia) ‘According tothe recent announcement, ia which distriet of Bihar ‘unit will be set up for DNA testing — Muzaffarpur Recently which transgender has been made Bihar State Flection State Icon ~ Monika Das According toa receat report, per person per day milk availability in Bibaris— 400 grams. ‘Which district of Bihar's “Tina Jha’ has been the frst runner-up inthe beauty pageant Mrs, International America 2023 - Araria In which country Bihar Day has been celebrated on April 3, 2023—Japan ‘Which state government's Jal Jeevan Hariyali Abhiyan has been awarded the Award of Excellence -Bihar Which state was honored by the Government of India with the special award Vishwakarma Award” forthe excellent construction ‘of ‘Anjuman Islamia Hall’ made of Indo-Islamic architecture in the field of building construction - Bihar Where has been decided to open the first Junior District Badminton Academy of Bihar state - Bhagalpur ‘Who was appointed bythe Government of india asthe Chancellor of Nalanda University located in Nalanda district of Bihs Arvind Panagariya Which 3 persons of Bihar were honored with Bihar Vishwa Gaurav Award - Dr, Vindeshwar Pathak , Ajay Singh, hospital in ridge will be district has been made the headquarters of Reservoir Division Munger ‘At present, what percentage of the total population of Bihar is active internet user ~ 32 percent (Total users ~ 75.9 erore) “To work out the effect of flood and drought in Bihar, by which name the app has been launched by the Water Resources Department- BeFIQR ‘Where was the TB-free Panchayat campaign launched - Patna Which person of Jamui district was honored by President Draupati Mure with Shaurya Chakra - Vieky Pandey ‘The National Green Tribunal as imposed a fine of how many «crores on the Bihar government as environmental compensation = Four thousand crores May 5 2023, Deputy Chief Minister Tjashwi Yadav Launched “Mission Parivartan", Which isi elated to- Health ‘According to a recent report of the Ministry of Employment, ‘what is the position of Bibar in terms of labor hub - Second In which district of Bihar the tallest statue of Lord Buddha is being constructed in Hisua-Nawada ‘On the basis of plant load factor NTPC Kanti , Muzaffarpur thas got which place inthe country ~ Tenth ‘Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has recently inaugurated the newly ‘constructed Yoge and Meditation Center in Shastri Nagar of|PERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam + According tothe recently released report, which district of Biba is ontop in providing work to laborers under MNREGA — Jamul ‘+ Atwhieh place in Bihar, # two-day sports conclave was organized yan Bhawan, Patna + Who was awarded the national level * Scotch Gold Award * for the best work in Mulhyamantri Gramin Peyjal Nishchay Yojana - Panchayati Raj Department , Government of Bibar + Agreement between the Airports Authority of India end the Goveramest of Bihar was approved for the construction of new civil enclaves ~ Darbhanga and Purnes Airports + Who isthe frst Municipal Corporation in India to use CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) Patna Municipal Corporation + Which Indian-origin (Bihar) councilor from Bibar was elected Lord Mayor of Parramatta City inthe City of Parramatta Council in Sydney, Australia - Sameer Pandey + In which distrit of Bihar two-day International Film Festival was organized - Saran (Chhapra) + Where did the scientists succeed in discovering the new possiblities of paddy, Sabour Kunwar - Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour (Bhagalpur) + In IIT Patna, an MoU agreement was signed between IIT Patna and whom to Se up a supercomputer by September 2023- C-DAC + In which district of Bihar, the state's fist museum equipped with wax statues has been started Patna + What is the place of Bikar atthe national level inthe case of recently released infectious diseases — second + Inwhich city of Bihar ‘Satrangi Dostana Restaurant’ run entirely by tansgenders inaugurated - Pataa + In which district of Bihar gold mine has been detected- Banka ‘+ Which municipal corporation of Bihar has brought municipal bond for the first time ~ Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation ‘+ Recently, on the occasion of Mother's Day, which person from Bihar has been honored with the Life Time Achievement Award = Dr. Kiran Sharan ‘+ Recently Makhana Research Center has been given the status of National Research Center. Whereis it located - Darbhanga ‘+ Which scheme fas been stated by Bihar Tourism Depariment- Homestay ‘+ Which fruit has been included under the Chief Minister's Horticulture Mission in Bihar -Guava ‘+ Which app has been launched by the Bihar Government forthe ‘monitoring of pregnant women - Anmol App + Who has become the first municipal corporation of Bihar to adopt digital currency ~Patna Municipal Corporation ‘+ Invwhich district Ramayana University will be built- Vaishali ‘+ Which short film of Bikar resident actor Sanjay Mishra has been nominated for Oscar - Giddh ‘+ Inhow many districts of Bibar, de-addicton centers will be opened by the Prohibition Excise & Registration Department- 38 ‘+ Which district of Bihar has got the second position in the (Champion of Change Delta Ranking for April 2023 released by NITI Aayog- Gaya ‘© Gayatri Kumari of which district has been awarded the ‘National Florence Nightingale Award 2023 by President Draupadi Murmu - Shetkhpura + Which person from Bihar has been selected for the “Bal Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2023" for Maithili pootey collection - Akshay Anand Sunny ‘+ Tune 20, 2023, the construction work of “Viraat Ramayana Temple" has been started in Kathwalia of which district of Bihar - East Champaran ‘+ The Bihar government has approved a total of how many crores ‘of rupees to deal with the situation like flood and drought in the state = 50 crores CMe eae (Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has directed to increase the green ‘cover area of Bihar to atleast what percent — 17 percent The National Green Authority has instructed the Bihar ‘government to make the river owing in Bihar a Gharial Wilife Sanctuary and declare it as an eco-sensitive zone ~ Son river ‘Who has been awarded the Scotch Silver Award - 2023 for ‘organizing Kinnar Festival - Bihar Bihar’s first wildlife hospital wil be opened in which district - Muzaffarpur Fish Research Center will be established in which distriet of Bihar Patna Which state will adopt the GST model of Bihar— Rajasthan ‘Which poetess and Maithili folk singer was honored with “Bihar Ratna Samaan’- Soni Chowdhary Which famous scheme of Bihar government was adopted by 6 ‘Affican countries including Zambia - Cyele seheme Divya Prakash involve in NASA's Artemis Moon Mision Program (Rover Team) is a resident of which district - Muzaffarpur ‘Which app was launched by Water Resources Department under ‘Bihar c-system to reduce the effect of flood and drought in Bihar ~ BeFIQR app How many battalions of Armed Mining Police Force will be formed for the purpose of eurbing illegal mining activities in Bihar-Two ‘The only medical institute of Bihar included in NIRM ranking 2023 ALIMS Patna (Rank 27th ) ‘The first university in Bihar to get A grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAC) ~ Central University of South Bihar, Bodh Gaya ‘Under which scheme the Primary Vegetable Cooperative Society will get subsidy on the lines of pacs - Chief Minister Green Agriculture Plant Scheme ‘Which MLA of Bihar received the best MLA award at the "National Legislators Conference held in Mumbai - Dr. Shakeel ‘Ahmed Khan (Congress) (Gajendea Kura, who won te bronze medalin the Special Olympics World Games, Bern, isa resident of which disrict- Jehanahad Who was given the Best DRP Excellence Award for doing commendable work under Pradhan Mantri Micro Food jon Scheme - Manas Kumar of setting up compressed biogas from waste and other food trains - Bihar Biofuel Production Promotion Policy 2023 Bhar State Ethanol Policy 2022 has been extended - June 30,2024 ‘What isthe name ofthe residential school to be opened by the Education Department in 7 districts of Bihar , which wil provide fee boys hostel for needy and economically weak children ‘Subhash Chandra Bose Residential School ‘Which poet and successful translator of Bihar was given the ‘Bharat Bhushan Award - Anamika Anu Botanical Survey of India has identified two heritage trees in Biar- Banyan Tree -ITC Munger Complex and Pakad Tree = Bathnaha Village , Sitamarhi ‘According to the report released by CRIF High Mark, which ‘sate is the largest beneficiary of microcredit in India by March 2023 - Bihar ‘Who gave the Visitor's Award for Innovation 2021 to Venkatesh Singh, Head of Physics Department of which University of Bihar ~ Central University of South Bihar According to the CAG report, the density of population in Biar has increased to how many persons por square kilometer jn 2022 - 1,327 persons per square kilometer. According fo the CAG report, what was the Gross State Domestic Product growth rate recorded in 2021-22 15.04 percent the progress review of the second National Multidimensional Poverty Index 2023 , out of e total of 13.51 crore people who ‘came ot of the poverty line atthe national level, what percentage ‘of people were from Bihar - 16.65 percent 7141117PERFECTION las © Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam + Which film of Muzaffarpur actress Falak Naz Khan is in the running for the Student Academy Award at the Oscars - ‘Champaran Mutton + Nev built park highlighting the life, teachings and work of Guru Gobind Singh near Guru Ke Bagh "in Patna - Prakash Pun} + Whats the name ofthe book written by Uday Kant based on the biography of Nitish Kumar - Nitish Kumar in the eyes of intimate friends + Inwhich districts the pilot project of energy accounting has heen started by Bihar State Power Holding Company (BSPHCL)- Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur + Which municipal corporation of Bar will now give the tag “Sadak Dushman" to those who throw garbage on the roads ~ Patna “Municipal Corporation (PMC) + Patna Municipal Corporation isall set to launch a new campaign by which name to ensure cleanliness and make the cily garbage free - Meri Sadak Meri Jimmedari + Who has been appointed as the chairperson of the Bihar State ‘Commission for Women (SCW) - Ashwamedh Devi +The Government of India has entered ito a loan agreement with ‘which institution to upgrade about 265 km of state highways in Bihar with climate and disaster-rsilient design ~ Asian Development Bank + the latest status of tigers ,2022, in whieh tiger reserve located in West Champaran, the number of tigers has increased to $4 = ‘Valmiki Tiger Reserve, West Champaran ‘Who has removed the ban on the operation of census based in Bihar Patna High Court Which state has been awarded the prestigious Religious Place of the Year Award by the India Intemational Travel Mart 2023, Bengaluru Bihar Who is the leader of opposition in Bihar Legislative Council = BUP MLC Hari Sabni ‘Which company is preparing the prototype of flying taxi with the help of IT Paina - Vimanika Aerospace how many districts has Bihar Government succesfully created "Women ITI" institutes - 21 districts ‘Who inaugurated 'Bapu Periksha Parisa’(Bapu Parikshe Pasar) in Patna on August 23, 2023 - CM Nitish Kumar. ‘What is the name ofthe joint project ofthe World Bank snd the Goverument of Bihar to provide basic medical assistance to elderly people, widows and athers (eg, disabled) through mabile therapy vans - Buniyadi Sanjeevani Sewa Where was the frst Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF) organized in Patna on 7 and 8 October - Gyan Bhawan, ‘Bihar State Migrant Workers Accident Grant Scheme has doubled the amount of ex-gratia on the death of migrant workers in accidents outside the state and now the amount is -2 ake. ‘How many teachers of Bihar are included among 50 teachers to ‘get National Award on Sth September -3 teachers. Dail Cy ) a ei 3 Ptr ret) ©9031036712 CMe eae UPSC (3 Sue rom 13 SEPTEMBERPERFECTION las @ Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Amrit Bharat Station scheme ‘+35 stations selected from Bihar for upgradation ‘© Sclected stations 13 (Danapur division) 12 (Samastipur) and 10 (Sonpur. ‘© ‘Total stations selected under East Cental Railways (ECR) ~ $7, 2nd Bihar museum biennale ‘+ Inaugurated by CM Nitish Kumar in Patna on August 7 + Artists from over 20 countries under G20 initiative were part of the event ‘*Theexhibition, “Together We An, showeased the artworks of 19 tists from G20 counties, Rhino Task Force ‘+ Bihar government to constitute a Rhino Tesk F ‘© Purpose to suggest measures for the reintroduction of Rhino in ‘Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaron, Indoor air po The Central University of South Bihar (CUSB) signed an MoU to study rural indoor air pollution, Other partners - Linkdpings University (LiU), and Karolinska Institute of Sweden and IT Mandi + CUSB representative Rajesh Kumar Ranjan, + Coverage -rural households in Bihar and Jnarkhand. © ‘Theactual study will commence in 2024, + Indoor biomass burning contributes to particulate matter exposure, chronic human health burden, and an economic drain in rural households Special land survey ‘Special land survey in Bihar to be completed by 2025. © Bogen in 2011, Sabid Diwas August 11, 2023 -81st anniversary ofthe martyzdom of 7 youths, “inar Prithvi Divas’ + Observed on August 9. (World Earth Day - April 22) ‘© Started on August 9, 2011 (conceptuslized by CM Nitish Kumar) Bag cluster + Muzaffarpur is emerging as major bag clusterin Bihar. ‘© Sot up by - Department of Industries. ‘Setup under the "CM MSME Cluster Scheme." ‘+ Target manufacture around 6,40,000 bags per month (production value -Rs 15 erore or SI.9 million The Department has also engaged with JEEVIKA (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society) to mobilize aspiring women entrepreneurs, Medal for Excellence in Tnvestigation-2023 award ‘+ 4 Bihar police officers have been selected for Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Tnvestigation-2023 award ‘© Awardcos- Jayant Kant, Santosh Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Kartikeya ‘Sharm, Flag hoisting Bihar CM Nitish Kumar unfurled the national flag at Gandhi Maidan THeunfurled the ag forthe record 17th time ‘+ Tableaus of 13 departments were taken out inthe ceremony. CMR oe ee Bindeshwar Pathak + Bom- Rampur Baghe village (Vaishali) “+ He started the Sulabh movement in 1970 to eradicate manual scavenging ‘+ Pathak built is first public toilet in Arr, Bihar in 1973, ‘+ In 1991, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan and received the International St Francs Prize for Environment in 1992, ‘+ In 2009, Pathak wou the Stockholin Water Prize, conferred by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, + In 2016, Sulabh was awarded the Gandhi Peace Prize for its contribution tothe government's agship Swackh Bharat mission, (Champaran Mutton + Champaran Mutton (India) makes it to the semifinals of Oscar's ‘Student Academy Awards, ‘+ Director Ranjan Kumar (Film and Television Institute of India Pune student) ‘+ Lead Role - Chandan Roy'and Falak Khan. ‘+ Ithas been shot in Baljika dialect, primarily used in the areas of Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, and Begusaai ‘Smallest wooden spoon ‘+ Sashikant Prajapasi (artist om Bias) has broken the world record for creating the smallest wooden spoon, ‘+ Trmeasures just 1.6 mm (0.06 inch), + He broke the Guinness World Records of 2mm (0.07 in) madeby [Navratan Prajapati Murtikar. ‘Gandak- Ganga river link scheme ‘+ Beneficiary districts - Gopalganj, Siwan and Saran districts, + Atotal of 170 km ong link channe! willbe constructed, ‘+ Start- Hirapakad (Gopalganj). End - Haispur(S ran) Hari Sahani ‘+ Leader ofthe opposition in Bihar legislative couscl- Hari Sahani (BIP MLO), ‘+ Hari Sahani replaced Samrat Choudhary, Bahumanjila Aavasan Yojana + By— Urban Development and Housing Departmen 1+ Aim -to construct a multi-story building forthe urhan poor (by Bihar State Housing Board). + Part of saat nischay-2 of self-reliant Bia ‘+ Priorty- beneficiaries belonging Scheduled Castes and Schooled ‘Tribes displaced by the anti-encroachments campaign, ‘+ Houses will be made available for rent on an agreement for months, eevika ki rasoi ‘+ For the first time in Bihar, 5 Joevika Didi's kitchen was ISO certified. ‘+ Bin Patna, 2 from other districts of Bihar ‘+ They have got the certification withthe help of Project Concem International India Vimanika Aerospace ‘+ Vimanike Aerospace's preparing a prototype ofa lying taxi with the help of IIT Patna + Pounder of Vimanika Acrospace - Manish Dixit3) | PERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Bihar Economic Survey Economy of Bihar:An Overview ‘Bihar's economy has madea strong come back in 2021-22. At ‘constant price, Bihar’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) ‘grewat 10,98% in 2021-22. The national growth rate was 8.68% in2021-22, In 2021.22, Bihar's Gross State Domestic Produet atthe current price was Rs. 6,75,448 crore and atthe constant price of 2011- 12, itwas Rs. 4.28,065 crore. Bihar's per capita GSDP at the current price was Rs. $4,383 ‘and atthe constant price of 2011-12, itwas Rs. 34,465, ‘From the primary sector, the greatest contributors to the GSDP. ‘were two sub-sectors: animal husbandry and fish-farming & hydroponics which grew at the rate of 9.5% and 6.7% respectively during the period from 2017-18 to 2021-22. Mining and excavation sector registered a growth rate of 9.0% In 2021-22, the share of the primary sector in the GSDP was 21.2% while the share of the secondary and tertiary sector ‘was 18,1% and 60,7% respectively. From the view point of per capita GSDP, three most affluent districts are : Patna (Rs. 1,15,239), Begusarai and Munger and the three poorest districts are Sheohar, Araria and Sitamathi In 2021-22, the state-expenditure on the general public services was Rs, 48,939 crore In 2021-22, the capital expenditure of the state government was Rs. 33,903 erore, ‘In 2021-22, gross financial transfer to the state government from the central government amounted to be RS. 1,29,486 Bihar received Rs. 91,353 crore as a share of the state from ‘central taxes, Rs 28,606 crore as grants-in-aid and Rs, 8527 ‘rote as borrowings. Inthe year 2021-22, the primary deficit ofthe state government was RS. 11,729 crore. Primary deficit: Rs. 11,729 crore, Fiscal deficit Rs. 25,551 crore In the year 2021-22, the contribution of sub-sectors of, agriculture to gross state value addition (GSVA) was as. follows: Crop area = 11.01% Animal husbandry - 6.6% Fish farming and hydroponies - 1.8% In the year 2020-21; net sown area of Bl density was 1.44 In 2021-22, total production of food grains stood at 181.0 lakh tonnes and total production of sugar canes stood at 119.77 lakh tonnes, In Bihar, total production of sugar was 45.6 lakh quintals and sugar recovery rate Was 9.6% In Bihar, the average daily earnings of a male labourer and female labourer are Rs. 338 and Rs. 244 respectively Im 2021-22, Bihar's sector-wise growth rate: Primary sector 9.67% Secondary sector 3.8% Tertiary sector 13.3% CMR oe ea “The share ofthe primary sector in gros state value adtion of Bihar was just 21.2% while the share ofthe secondary sector inGSVA was 18.1% and that ofthe tertiary sector was 60.7% 1.202122, inflation rte in the rural Bihar was 9.3% andthe urban inflation rat was 12.2% In 2021-22, Bihar’ per capita net state domestic product (NSDP) became Rs. 30,779 by registering a growth rate of 94%, 2020-21, NSDP of Barwa Rs. 28,127. Daring the last five years (2017-22), Bibacs GSDP, atthe constnt price of 2011-12, has been growing at the annual growth rate of 46%, State Finance System 1n2021-22, total expenditure ofthe state government was Rs. 1.93 lke croe Gros fiscal deficit of the state decreased to 3.8% in 2021-22 from 8% in 2020-21. 2021-22, total ibis ofthe state stood at Rs, 2.57 lakh crore which was 381% of gross domestic product. Out of total expenditure ofthe state, Rs, 83,298 crore was used as plan expenditure 1n 2021-22, revenue deficit was Rs. 422 crore 2021-22, total capital expenditure ofthe state government increased 10 Rs, 33,903 core 1n 2021-22, the share of tax-revenue increased 079.5% from 70.4% in 2020-21 while the share of grants in ad, subsidies and contbution decreased to 18,0% from 24.8% of 202021 Expenditure on social services in revenue accounts increased by 19.3% in 2021-22 and stood at, 76,115 crore 1 2021-22, expenditure on economic services and general services increased by 16% and 5.8% respectively. Exponditce on economic services was estimated tobe Rs. 34,166 crore. 1202-22, the current revenue balance of the stated is R. 39.520 crore. 2020-21, thertio of fiscal deficit with the gross domestic product ofthe state was 4.8%. By the end of 2021-22, the cash balance of the Bihar Government wns Rs 2978.7 crore, 18 6%more than the cash balance of Rs, 24,864 6 crore on 3Tst March, 2021 An increase of 13.3% was registered inthe total outstanding liabilities ofthe state government during 2020-21 to 2021-22. 1n.2020-21, oa abilities stod atthe amount oF Rs 2.27196 crore which ose o Rs 2,57,510 crore in 2021-22 The share of public borrowing liabilities was 81.1% in 2021- 22, Total oustanding ibity was 38.1% of GSDP and pubic debt was 30.9% of GSDP. The share of revenue expenditure was 82.4% and capital expenditure was 17.6% in 2021-22, 1 2021-22, the nterestrato for Bihar was 10.1% which was alte less (9.9%) in 2020-21 Bara witnessed an increase of 13.3% in ts outstanding debt. 1 2021-22 the share of expenditure onthe payment of public debt was 4.5% win7@yPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Agriculture & Allied Sector Inthe last five years, Bihar’s agricultue- sector has maintained ‘an average annual growth rate of 5% ; the contribution of this sector to Biar'a gross state value addition is about 20%, In 2020-21, not sown area was 50.5 lakh hectares. In2021-22, Bihar produced a total of 184.9 lakh tonnes of food grains. Land-Use Pattern in Bihar: The total geographical area of Bihar is about 93.60 lak Ihectares which is 2.86% ofthe countrys total geographical 59.86% of total land (around 56.03 lakh hectares) is net cultivated area ‘Around 4.6% of he geographical area of Bihar is barren and ‘uncultivable and 6.6% of its total area is notified forest area; around 17.5% of the total area is used for non-agricultural use such as reserves for water areas and flood arcas and around 10-11% of the land area is used for other activities such as fallow land, cultivable wasteland, permanent pasture te. ‘On 2020-21, Bhojpur ad the highest percentage (81.6%) of net cultivated area. Highest crop density (1.90) was in Sheohar and lowest crop density (1,02) was in Purea. 112021-22, productivity offoodgrains was 3012 kg per hectare, productivity of wheat and paddy was 3078 kg per hectare ‘and 2496 kg per hectare (2021-22) respectively 1n2021-22, production of oilseeds was around 1.21 lakh tonnes, and its productivity was 1048 kg per hectare. Rohtas, Aurangabad and Kaimur are the largest producers of paddy in Bihar, these districts’ contribution to total rice production in Bihar was around 28.5%: Jn 2021-22, major districts were Rohtas, Kaimur and West ‘Champaran as far as productivity of wheat is concerned “Maize is mainly produced in Katihar, Pamea and Khagaria Highest maize productivity (8361 kg per hectare) was found in Araria, During 2021-22, the leading producers of pulses ‘were Patna (0.58 lakh tonnes), Aurangabad (0,30 lakh tonnes) and Nalanda (0.4 lakh tonnes). The share of these three istrict inthe total pulses production in Bihar was 27.8% while the highest productivity 1306 kg per hectare was recorded in Tehanebad Bihar isthe leading producer of mushroom and around 28,000 tonnes of mushroom are produced here. In August, 2022, Bihar received GP tag for Mithila Makhana’ uring the period of last five years, the share of ive stock, fishing and hydroponics in Bibar’s gross state value addition (GSVA) has been more than %. Jn 2021-22, around 306.66 crore exgs were produced total production of milk was around 121.19 lakh tonnes ‘The share of fishing and hydroponics in Bihar's GSDP was around 8.4 %, The districts leading in fisheries were Madhubani, Darbhanga and East Champaran (2021-22) Jn 2021-22, the total consumption of fertilizers in Bihar was around 167.7 kg per hectare. Purnea, Robtas and East ‘Champaran were the leading districts as far as consumption ‘of fertilizers in Bihar is concerned CMe eae + Inthe year 2021-22, around 164,402 crore units of electricity ‘was consumed in agricultural activities. Organic Corridor: Under the third agriculture road map (2017-21), special ‘emphasis was laid on promoting organic agriculture. In the year 2019-20, the scheme of Organic Corridor was launched in 13 districts of the state (Patna, Buxar, Bhojpur Vaishali, amastipur, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Munger, Ne Lakhisarai, Katihar and Khagaria). + Hand pumps ‘wells are the main sources of irrigation in Bihar which irrigate around 63.4% of total irrigated area, Next comes inrigation from canals 30.9%). The share of ponds in irigatioin in just 2%, + Robtas has the hightst portion of gross irrigated area and Sheohar has the lowest portion (just 0.26 lakh hectare). ‘Rohtas has highest percentage of canal irigated area (around 3.07 lakh hectare) + InBBihar, total foodgrain production in the year 2019-20 was about 163.8 lak tonnes which inereased to 184.9 lakh tonnes in2021-22. Schemes: ‘Mukhyamantri Semekit Chaur Vikas Yoina + Themain objective of tis scheme is to promote fish farming in districts which have a good number of Chaur. Under this, scheme every year, 600 hectare of Chaur area willbe developed for fish-productin Industry (Enterprise) sector + Industry sector of Bihar as shown the trond of small-scale production since beginning and this small scale production is insufficient to generate that much surplus which can be proved an important caer of economic development + Atthenstiona evel, he inductrial sector contributed around 30.1% tothe gross value adition in 2020-21. Similarly. the contribution of Bihar’s industrial sector to the gross state value addition was 19.4% in 2020-21 + From 201819 to 2019-20, the mimber of factories in Bihar increased from 3:42 thousand to 3.43 thousand (a meagre increase of.3%) but working capital during the same period, increased from Rs. 3.48 thousand crores to 5.24 thousand crores (an increase of 51%) + 1n2019-20, there were 1128 agriculture based factories and 1808 non-agriculture based factories in running condition in Bina + Bihar’ total ouput value shoved a hike of 11% and increased fiom Rs. 68.40 thousand crores to Rs. 76.18 thousand crores. + Bihar's contribution to total output value increased 10 0.85% in 2019-20 fom0.74% of 2018-19. + Bihar’s contribution to the county's gross value adition is estimated to be 0.5%. + In Bihar, the ratio of gross value addition with gross output value was 9.4% whereas at the national level, this ratio was 16.5% + 1n2021-22, sugarcane production covered 2.41 lakh hectare 70s crop area in Bihar, Out of otal production of sugareane in Bihar, 473.1 quintals were cashed by 9 operational sugar mills of the Os:PERFECTION las © Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam + 1n2021-22, total 45.6 kh quintal sugar was produced inthe state + 1m2020-21, 460.2 lakh quintal sugarcanes were crushed which inereased by 2.8% in 2021-22 and 473.1 lakh quintal sugarcanes were crushed. ‘+ Ethanol production capacity was 470 thousand litres daily in 2021-22. ‘+ Inthe year2021-22, Bagha Sugar Mill was operational for 116 days. + Inthe year 2021-22, total cocoon production was around 20.3 ‘tonnes and total production of raw silk was around 1.9 tonnes. ‘+ Major tasar silk producer districts are Banka, Munger, Nawada, Kaimmur and Jamul. + In 2021-22, the three sectors which reveived significant investment, are food processing, ethanol production and ‘manufacturing. + During 2021-22, ethanol production sector attracted investment of around Rs. 3109.50 crores which was 87% of total investment in the stat, + 12021, 25.01 lakh tourists visited Bihar. + The building construction department of the state has constructed a cultural centre at Bodhgaya, + In2021-22, Mandar ropeway was inaugurated in Banka. GayajiDam(Rubber Dam) + It is built across the Phalgu river. The water resources ‘department has been entrusted with the responsibility of its construction and maintenance, Its estimated expenditure was Rs, 334,00 crore. This dam has been built 360 metres below the Vishnu pad temple. ‘+ The length and height of the dam are 41 metres and 3 metres respectively. Labour, Employment and Skill + Atthe national lever, 8.4% of total population is categorised 2 labour fore. + InBitar, the share of labour fore in the state's population is 42.2% which s 16.2% lower than the national average. + ‘Thepartcipaton rate ofmateand female labour force in Bar is lowed in the county. +The femate labour force participation rate in Biharis 11.3%, Tovest among all the states. + In Bihar’ urban areas, female work force participation rates only 6.9% which isthe lowest amongall the states + Inrual Bihar, lbour-popultion ratios 68.8% against the national ratio of 77.9% + Inrural Bihar, female labour-population ratio is only 11.1% the lowest amongst all the states. + In Bihar, dependency ratio both in urban and rural areas is the highest amongst all the states. + Inrural Bihar, the dependency ratio was 48.3% and at the national level, this ratio was 38.3% ‘+ The problem of unemployment in Bihar is more serious in urban areas where the male unemployment rate 9.5% and ‘female unemployment rate is 17.4%, ‘+ InBihar, 68.4% of female labourers are engaged in economic activities on the basis of self employment and nearly 7.8% are engaged in the salaried jobs. CMe eae + InBBihar, 42.5% male labourers and 77.7% female labourers are engaged in the primary sector while in the secondary sector, male employment was 27.5% and female employment ‘was about 5.8%. + InBihar, female remuneration rate is Rs 244 per day whereas itig Rs, 211 atall India level + InBBibar, male remuneration rate is Rs. 338 per day. + 1n2021-22, 3.091 lakh passports were issued. + Maximum number of passports were issued in Siwan district. River Fisheries (River-Ranching) Programme + Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana + Fish Crop Insurance Scheme Physical Infrastructure + During the period of 2011-19, the state registered a growth, rate of 10.3% inthe transport and communication sector. + Binaris the eading state in this sector with a growth rate of 20.4% followed by Andhra Pradesh with 14.9% growl rate in202i-22. + From the year 2011-12 to 2019-20, maximum 26.5% growth rate was achieved in the air transportation, 12.8% in transportation related services, 12.3% in oad transportation, 4.1% in rail transportation and 2.4% in water ways transportation. + In 2021-22, air transportation achieved as high as 54.8% growth te, arecord growth rate of 33.5% in transport related services and 31.8% in road transportation was achieved + ImBihar, on every one thousand square of geographical area, road density was 3166.9 Km in 2019. Bibar ranked third in road density; Kerala and West Bengal were ahead Bihar. + Amongst all the states, maximum national highways were constructed in Maharashtra, inereasing tei length ftom 4176, Kmsin 2005 to 18,317 Kms in 2020. + Im Bihar, $19 Km of national highway was constructed in 2001-22 + During the period of 2016-22, a total of 1356 km national highway has been constructed in Bibar. During this period, a ‘maximum of 127 km national highways was constructed in Samastipur + By September, 2022, the length ofthe state highways was 3638 kms which is 2% of total roads ofthe stat. + The length of main district roads inthe state is 15,637 km. Initiatives Taken Under National Highways Network + Bharat Mala Project + Atotal of 26 projects related to construction of 1652 km road atan estimated cost of Rs 49,612 crore have been sanctioned PM Package: + On 18 August, 2015, atotal package of 54,700 crore rupees forthe road sector was announced. Under this package, 75 national highways projects were sanctioned. National Highways Project: + Under this project, widening of 538 km NH network has to be ‘worked on, + Under this project, in Bihar, a total of 192 km long road is, being constructed which will have six lanes. win7@yPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam + The state government has successfully constructed a total ‘of 56,580 km long road under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Six-lane Ganga Bridge (Sabalpur-Biddupur) + 19.76 km long this project is being constructed with the co- ‘operation ofthe Asian Development Bank. This profect stars from Kachchi Dargah (Patna) on NH 30, passes through Raghopur Diara and ends at Chak Sikandar (Vaishali district) ‘on NH 103. + Atal Path (Digha a-block Patna ) is an ambitious project of the state government, Jaiprakash Ganga Path + 20.5 km long 4 lane is being constructed with a revised ‘expenditure of 3831 erore rupees, HUDCO has funded this, project with an amount of Rs. 2421 crores ‘+ The state government has built 469 bridges from the period ‘0f 2005-2006 to 2021-22. Mukhyamantri Setu Nirman Yoja ‘+ The state government has implemented this scheme for the ‘construction of perennial roads in rural areas Double-deck Flyover: + Bibar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam has been given the responsibility of construction of double deck flyover (under the central road invetment fund) in the town of Chhapara of Saran district. + Itis the longest double deck flyover in the country. Estimated ‘expenditure ofthis project is Rs. 411,31 crores. Vahan 4.0: + Vaan 4.0 and saarathi 4.0 softwares are oprational in all the 38 districts of Bihar. Vahan 4.0 software is for registration of ‘vehicles and Saaratai 4.0 for driving lincence. + InBihar, the railways sector has registered an annual growth rate of 6.6% in GDP during the period of 2016-22. + Inthe year 2021-22, the contribution of railways to the overall transport sector was 20%. E-Governance + Bihar was given Digital India Award- 2020 for innovation in -govemance during the covid pandemic. This award was xziven by the president of India + In Bihar, 50.7 telephone connections per 100 persons were registered. It shows that every household had a connection of 2 or more mobiles. + 27,319 km optical fiber cable has been laid in the state to provide fast intemet connection. Bihar Rajyavyapi kshetra Network: + This is network highway which provides voice, video and date based connection to the offices of the government, Its 611 connection centres have been set-up, Wifi Complex Project + It is included in the 'Saat Nishchay' Programme of Bibar. Through it 321 wi-fi enabled college! university complexes promote e-govemnance programmes and digital services + Total 8.25 lakh users are connected with it in the session of 2022-28 CMe eae Bihar Aadhar Authentication Frame Work: + Bihar Aadhar Authentication Frame Work (BAAR) is an umbrella fame work which enables ll Aedhar based transction inthe state which will help service providers authenticate indenty of residents electronically, in a safe and quick ‘manner making service delivery more effective and efficient Right of Way (RoW) + Itisa single window project ofthe Bihar govemment under which streamlines the process of online application and grant of emission frinstallaton of Mobile Tower, aying of optical Fiber Cables, in-building solutions and other telecome infrastructures both in urban and rual areas of Bihar. ‘National e-Vidhan Application (Ne-VA): + Ne-VAisa digital stat legislative infrastructure which aims at digitization of all state legislatures ofthe country under ‘One nation one application Prison: + It computerizes and intgrates all the activities related to prison and prisoner management. ¢Comman: + Ttwas inaugurated in38 districts in 2018 to maintain the law and order situation in the state, Griha-Darshan: + This application has been developed for GIS mapping of majorities and offices under home department. Bihar SPARROW: + Smart performance Appraisal Report Recording Online Window (SPARROW) is an online system based on the comprensive performance appraisal dossier maintained for each government employee Medhasot + Tis a Bihar scholaship prota for applying Matric, Iner and Giduaton scholarship. It enables to manage the details of students ofall government and goverment aided schools of Bikar Ashwin: + This application was developed for ASHA and ASHA Facilitator forthe entry of daily and monthly activity through which theirmonthly incentives are generated and the amount is reated to their account ‘Bihar Embarkment Asset Management System (BEAMS) + BEAMS is a GIS based web portal under which a master ‘module was developed which wil contain data of embarkment and ts immprotant assets and water-weather related dats, Bhu-Samadhan: + This app is used in every police station of Bihar to keep a watch on issues related to land dispute Energy Sector + The state goverment has taken many initiatives for the nergy sector in the last fee years. Now reliable and quality electricity is being supplied all over the sate + In Bihar per capita electricity consumption in 2021-22 was 329 kwh which was 280 wh in 2017-18, wn7@qPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Tn Bihar, demand for electricity increased from 4965 mv in 2017-18 0 6475 mw in 2021-22, 1n2017-18, the consumption of electricity was 2.42 thousand crore units which increased to 3.28 thousand crore units in maiz Thestate governmenthas allocated a total amount of Rs. 300 crores under the scheme of Har Khet ak inchai Ka Pan’ for two financial year~2021-22 and 2022-23, In Bihars urban areas, averaye availibility of electricity is for23,15 hours, In Bihar’ rural areas, the average availabilty of electricity is for21.62 hours Three highest clectriity consumer districts were patna, Gaya and Muzaffarpur in 2021-22 while the las thre districts in clectricity consumption were shelkhpura, Aral and Sheobar The three districts which registered the highest growth rte in electricity consumption during a period of 2021-22 and 2022-23 were Lakhisarsi, Katiharand Sheoha. By 2024.25, the estimated requirement of electricity ofthe state will rise to 3.39 thousand crore unit The total requirement of energy forthe domestic sector wil increase by 24.2% during the period of 2021-2025, Jn 2021-22, estimated demand for electricity was 6576 mw which increased to 7074 mur (an increase of7.3%) in 2022-23 By March, 2021, the total electricity generation capacity of the slate was 6422 mw which grew to 7785 mw by March, 2022 anincreaseof21%) By 2024-25 the estimated demand for elect in Bihar will 'be 8003 mand the annual requirement of energy will nercase 04252 crore units Schemes of Energy sector: Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojanas-Itisa scheme of the central Government which has ben implemented for url clectification ofall the 38 disricts f Bihar. Pradhan Mantri Saha Bija Har Ghar yojana Saubhagya): Har Ghar Bijl'is one ofthe seven resolutions (Saat Nishchay) of the state goverment, saubhagya Yojana was started to provide electricity connection to each willing household. It ‘vas launched in 2017 Real Time Data Acquistion Sysem (RT-DAS): The main objective ofthis project isto strengthen the reiabity and measurement of electricity distribution network, Residential Solar Roof top Scheme: This scheme hes been started by the New and Renewable Energy Ministry. ‘According to it, energy will be generated under grid ‘onnected rooftop system. Under this scheme, Smw roof based solar encrgy capacity was allotted o Bihar in 2019-20 ‘One Nation-One Tarif: Ths policy was launched improve the Financial performance of distribution companies Rural Development 1n2021-22, Bars expenditure onthe rural development was Rs, 15,645 crores whichis 18.6% higher than the last years expenditure, The share of rural development expenditure is 9.4% of Bihar’ total expenditure Bihar rural livelihood promotion committee popularly known as JEDVIKA is an agency egstred inthe aegis of Rural Development Department. CMe eae © This agency plays a vital role in the rural development of Bihar + Tillseptember, 2022, 10,35 lakh selfhelp groups (SHGs) were fromed under EEVIKA + Under JEEVIKA. " Didi ki Rasoi- a model of community Kitchen was started which provides quality food to patients of hospitals, bank employees, schoo. Students et Green Jeevika Green Bihar Campaign + 1n2021-22 under this campaign, Jecvika with cooperation of forest, Environment and climate change Department, ook an initiative of providing 1.5 crore plants fo the members of the community” + Underthis campaign 86.3 Lakh plants were planted in 2022 B + Data of MNREGA show that numberof job-card issued to the rural households incraesed from 148.3 lakhs in 2017-1810 235.3 lakhs in 2021-2. + Number of Households which got emplymentincresed to 48,0 lakhs in 2021-22 + Presently, 38 district bourds Zita Parishad), $33 Panchayat committees, 8058 gram panchayats and O58 gram Kachahars ae working inthe state Solar street Light Scheme: + under Seat Nishchay-2, Mukhyamantr Rural Soar sire Light Scheme was launched for every Panchayat in the curt financial year. Under this Scheme, 10 Solar Lights have to be installed in every ward + Lohia Clean Bihar Campaign: Under Seat Nsihchay2, the state goemment has taken a resolution of ‘Clean village ‘Auent Vilage and to achiee this target Lohia Clean Bihar campaign was Launched in September, 2021 + During las five Years the Bihar Govemmenthas spent around 10.1% ofits total expendiare onthe rural development which is much higher than the national average of 4.8%. +The maximum numberof jab card have been issued under MNREGA in five districts- Gaya, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Samastipur Urban Development + According tothe 2011 census, the total urban population of| Bihar was 1.18 crore which increased to 2,02 crore in 2022 (estimated data + Ttis estimated that urbanisation rate of Bihar wil increase fiom 11.3%t0 162% + 1n2016-17, the state expenditure on urban development was Rs, 28239 crore which increased to Rs, 5001.3 erorein 2020- 21 (aninerease 077.1%) + Patna has the largest urban population (44.3%) in Bihar followed by Munger (28.3%) and Nalanda (26.2%) + South Bihar has higher urbanisation level as compared with North Bitar. + Inthe light of amendments made by the state government some rural arcas have boon declared urban aets. Inew town councils (Nagar Parishad) and 111 new Nagar Panchayats have been established + 1n2020-21, the total expenditure ofthe state goverment on urban development and housing was 9942.20 crore rupees 41117 @YPERFECTION las Bihar Current Affairs 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Urban Development Programmes (State Schemes) Ganga Water Supply Scheme: This scheme was launched on 27 November, 2022 by the water Resources Department. ‘This drinking water will be supplied to Rajgir, Nawada, Gaya and Bodhgaya. ‘Under this scheme, around 1,12 lakh people of Rajgit, 1.21 lakh people of Nawada and 6.32 lakh people of Gaya & Bodhgaya will be benefitted, Mukhyamantri Scheme Peyjal Nishchay yojana. Under this scheme, Clean drinking water has to be made available in every household of the state 70 litre per Person tapped water will be supplied daily to every household. ‘Till now 17.9 lakh households have been benefitted with this, scheme Social Mobilisation & Institution Development (SMID) SMID is an effective means for the mobilisation of urban ‘poor households to form their own institutions foran effective and sustainable poverty reduction programme as envisaged by the National Urban Livelihoods Mission. Pradhan Mantri Aawas Scheme: This scheme was launched in June, 2015. The period ofthis mission is going to be completed 2024, Main objective ofthis scheme is to provide pucca houses to every homeless households of various income groups, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Mission: This mission was started in June, 2015. ‘This Scheme isan initiative to provide basic civie amenit to all urban areas such as drinking water supply, sewerage and septage management, Storm water drainage etc Smart city Mission: Under this mission essential infrastructure is improved incities; citizen ate provided with a high quality life; clean and sustainable environment is created and ‘Smart resources are used. Four Cities of Bihar have been chosen for this mission; these cities are; Patna, Bhagalpur Bihar Sharif and Muzaffarpur. Patna Metro Rail: ‘Total expenditure ofthis project is 13,365.77 crore rupees. It will be implemented by Patna Metro Rail Corporation, T2019. First Stage of the Proje: Khemnichak) Second stage - 14.57 km (Patliputra to patna Railway station) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has been given the resposibility of its implementation, Banking & Allied Sector ‘The annual credit plan target for banks in Bihar in 2020-21 ‘was 1.54 lakh crore rupees and it increased to Rs. 1.62 lakh By 31 March, 2022, there were 7713 bank branches in Bihar. In 2021-22, a total of 129 new bank branches were opened in Bihar which i less than 270 new branches opened in 2020-21 ‘The State Bank of India and other nationalised banks opened their 11 and 35 branches respectively In 2021-22, 24 new branches of private banks were opened and 59 new branches of small financial banks were opened 17.93 km(from Danapur to CMe eae Number of small finance banks increased to 287 by September, 2022. Bihar has a single branch ofa foreign bank and that isthe Standard Chartered Bank branch of Patna Bar has two regional rural banks namely the South Bihar Rural Bankand the North Bihar Rural Bnak 65.8% branches of regional rural banks are in rural banks, 26.6% in semi-urban areas and 5.0% in urban area, Out of these, the South Bihar Rural Bank has 75.4% branches of Bilar Site Co-operative Bank inreased 0294 in September, 2022 from289 of2021 Bihar’ Share in All India bank deposit was 2.6% both in 2020-21 and 2021-22, Butts debt share inercasedt 1.6% in 2021-22 which was 1.5% in 202021 1n2020-21, Indias total erdit-depositratiowas 71.7% which increased to 72.1% in 2021-22. ‘Andhra Pradesh has the highest creit-deposit ratio among allthe states whichis 142.7% By the end of 222, total credit deposit ratio of private bank was 87.2% which is much higher than that of public sector banks (41.97%) By the end of March, 2021, non- performing assets of al tanks in Bihar were 11.8% oftotal advances which decreased inMarch, 2022 In agriculture sector, non performing assets (NPA) touched the level of 28 59% in 2021-22. Human Development The share of expenditure on social services in the total expenditure of the stale government was 31,9% in 2005-06 Which increased to 424% in 2021-22 For the same period, per capita expenditure on social sector increased for Rs 801 of2005-06 to Rs 6156in 2021-22 InBihar, decadal growth rate ofrual population was 4.2% in 2001-11 while decadal growth rate of urban population vv0535.6%in 2001-11 Out of 38 districts of Bihar, 20 districts have the population density more than 1100 per sq km. population density of Patna is 1803 per square Km and of Sheoharis 1882 per Sq Km, Sheohar is the most densely populated district of Bitar 1n26 districts of Bihar 90% Population lives in rural ares, Bihari the least urbanised. Rate of urbanisation was lowest in Samastipur and Banka(3.5%) and highest in Patna(43.1%) According to the census of 2011, population of India consists of 30.8% - population of Chikten, 60.3% Population of working age-group, 8.9% population of old person Life expectancy inthe state was 65.8 years (2006-10) which inereased to 69.Syears in 2016-20, mae life expectancy in Bitar was 69.7 Yeas an femate life expectancy was 69.2 years. Infant Mortality at of Bihar was 27 in 2020, Atnational level thisrateis 28 Bihar’ Infant Mortality Rate in 2020-27 India’s Infant Morality Rate n 2020-28 Bars Child Morsality Rate in 2020-69 India's Child Morality Rate in 2020-80 India's Matemal Mortality Rate (2018-20)-97 Bibars Maternal Morality Rate 2018-20) 118 min7@PERFECTION Bihar Current Affairs las 69th BPSC Preliminary Exam Janani Suraksh + Child Help Scheme: This scheme aims at decreasing the mater (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR). Under this Scheme, women will be given Rs, 1400 for institutional deliery PM. POSHAN : Under this centrally sponsored scheme, there is provision of one hot cooked meals to children of pre- shool or Bal Vatika in Primary schools as well as students of middle schools Rastriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA): It is a scheme sponsored by the central government which was launched in 2013. The objective of this scheme is to provide strategic funds to the goverment higher education institutions Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan: It is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from preschool to class XI, This scheme was announced in the Union Budget of 2018-19 ‘Vikas-Mitra: Vikas Mitras have been appointed for the ‘implementation ofthe programmes in Panchayats and Wards, Child Development Bihari the third most populous state ofthe country; itis the home to 4.98 crore children who belong tothe age group of 0= 18 years. Around 11% children ofthe country live in Bibar and inthis ‘context, Bihar ranks second. The Central expenditure on Children was 13.2% in 2016-17 which increased to 18.7% in 2020-21 ‘National nutritional Mission: The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched National Nutrition Mission (NNM) or Poshan Abhiyan in 2018 with the aim of tackling ‘the malnutrition problem prevalent among women an children, Poshan Mah: Under NNM, the month of September was ‘announced 'Poshan Maah’ in 2018 and since then September has been celebrated as poshan maah. Its objective is to provide nutrition related messages and information to every household, ‘Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Vandana Yoja It is a centrally sponsored Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, It is a maternity Benefit Programme that is implemented in all the districts of the country. In India, every third woman is under nourished and every second women is anaemic so under this scheme cash incentive is provided to Pregnant women and lactating mothers to improve their health condition, Parvarish: This isa foster care scheme framed by the Bihar Government to provide grants to families and organisations taking care of orphans, deprived and disabled children. Under this scheme, an aid of Bs, 1000 is given every month to ‘every child of above mentioned cartegories. Children of the ‘age group (0-6 years) are eligible to receive this grant until they turn 18, nortality rate CMe eae + This scheme was launched in 2020, + Underthis scheme children of 0-18 years, who lost ctherone of hisyher parents or both of them during Corona Pandemic, willbe considered eligible fortis scheme. + Aggrant of Rs 1500 will be provided per month to all such eligible children unit! they tum 18, + e-Lots:e-Lots APP is an application and web portal started by the Bihar Government and it has books of all subjects of I* to 12* classes e-LOTS App is e-Library for teachers and sudens,Itwill help the wer in leaming and understanding digital subject matters such as vides, digital books ete Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Management + The Department of Environment, Foret and climate Change spent around Rs.394.28 crores in 2021-22 for maintaining ecological balance and preservation & Conservation of wildlife and bio-diversityin the state + In the last five years, forestry and timber production has made a Contribution of 1.6% in Bihar’s Gross State Value Aiton in the year 2021, Bihar received a rainfall of 1414 zm whihe 31% higher than the long term average + 12021, the average minimum and maximum tempersture of Bihar was 30°C and 42.5°C respectively + 1n2021-22, West Champaran iad he maximum 2248 marin followed by Kishanganj (2224 mm) + 12021-22, Arwal had the minimam 850 mm rainfall + Outofa total of 4,163 sqkm area of Bihar, 7.30599 sq Kmis covered with forests i.e. 7.76% ofall ypes of forest area to the total geographical area of Bihar. + 12021, Bihar had forest carbon stock of 5.68 crore tonnes wich is more than the estimaed carbon stock of 5.52 crore tonnes in 2019, Bamboo Mission: + Under this project, bamboo is being planted on the government lands and under the agro-forestry Scheme, Bamboo-Plants are being grown in the nurseries of farmers. + 1n2021-22, the union minstry of agriculture and farmer welfare hhas approved a grant of Rs. 471.88 lakhs forthe programmes of National Bamboo Mission scheme in Bibar. ‘Gaj Project: This project aims to promote elephant conservation, protect their habitat and corridors and prevent human- clephant conflicts ‘This project isa centrally sponsored scheme, Bihar implements annual work plan under Gaj (Elephant) Project, + A round 82.57 lakh people of 295 blocks in 32 districts of Bihar were affected withthe flood + In the biological garden of Patna, climate change Leaming Project has been set up. 7141117