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Bihar Growth Record

Bihar has ambitious plans to spend Rs 2.69 lakh crore on its 12th five-year plan from 2012-2017, more than Gujarat has spent in the last 50 years. This would make Bihar's planned expenditure the third highest among Indian states, behind only Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Bihar's economy has grown at an average of 12% during the previous 11th five-year plan, faster than any other state, and it plans to fund over half of its 12th plan expenditure through its own resources. Andhra Pradesh has the largest projected plan expenditure among states at Rs 3.73 lakh crore, followed by Maharashtra at Rs 2.75 lakh crore.

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Bihar Growth Record

Bihar has ambitious plans to spend Rs 2.69 lakh crore on its 12th five-year plan from 2012-2017, more than Gujarat has spent in the last 50 years. This would make Bihar's planned expenditure the third highest among Indian states, behind only Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Bihar's economy has grown at an average of 12% during the previous 11th five-year plan, faster than any other state, and it plans to fund over half of its 12th plan expenditure through its own resources. Andhra Pradesh has the largest projected plan expenditure among states at Rs 3.73 lakh crore, followed by Maharashtra at Rs 2.75 lakh crore.

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NEW DELHI: An ongoing exercise at thePlanning Commission lays bare Bihar's ambitious growth agenda.

Its total plan outlay for the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) at Rs 2.69 lakh crore is more than what a fast growing state like Gujarat has spent in the last 50 years. Bihar's projected expenditure in the next five years will be the third highest among all states, next only to Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. The increase in Bihar's plan expenditure is more than 350% during the 12th plan period with itsGDP expected to grow at 13%. The projection seems realistic as during the 11th five-year plan, Bihar's economy expanded an average 12% when all other states grew in single digit, including Gujarat (9.6%) and Maharashtra (8.6%). Gujarat's total plan outlay for the 12th five-year plan has been projected at Rs 2,51,000 crore, double of what it had spent in the previous five years (Rs 1,28,500 crore). Between 1961-2011, Gujarat's plan expenditure was Rs 2,30,256 crore. Currently, states are engaged with the Planning Commission for approval of their outlays for the 12th five-year plan. Most states have projected their expenditure and how they will raise these resources, an estimated borrowing and demand for central contribution.
Bihar has promised to fund a major part of its huge expenditure, Rs 1.60 lakh crore or 59% of the total

plan outlay during 2012-17, through its own resources and 20% through borrowings and the remaining 21% or Rs 56,394 crore through central contribution. This may not be an unrealistic target given the track record of Bihar's resource mobilization. During the 11th five-year plan (2007-12), Bihar funded 54% of its total plan expenditure through its own resources while its borrowing was pegged at 21% and the central contribution was only Rs 18,822 crore or 25% of the total outlay. On other parameters too, Bihar has performed well. The state's fiscal deficit was 2.9% compared to the Centre's 5.7% in 2011-12. Andhra Pradesh ranks top among states with highest plan expenditure projected at Rs 3.73 lakh crore for the plan period of 2012-17. Maharashtra is second with Rs 2.75 lakh crore. Rajasthan, the largest state in terms of area, has projected its plan expenditure at Rs 1.94 lakh crore just below Karnataka's Rs 1.95 lakh crore. Bihar is banking on a rainbow revolution, aiming 7% increase in agricultural production to achieve its target growth while continuing its focus on infrastructure development and industrialization. A Delhi like Metro network for capital Patna and a brand new airport are some of the planned infrastructure development initiatives the state has in mind. It has already secured committed central assistance of Rs 20,000 crore for the 12th plan period. The

state's social sector spending will constitute at least 35% of the total plan outlay in education, health, drinking water supply and sanitation.

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