Lok Sabha Question No. 3231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-16
Subject: Financial Assistance to Bihar State
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Giridhari Yadav, Shri Ramprit Mandal, Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3231

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024/AGRAHAYANA 25, 1946 (SAKA)

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BIHAR STATE

## 3231.   SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of financial assistance provided by the Government  to  the  State Government of Bihar during the last three years and the current year, scheme-wise; and
- (b) the details of funds released to the State Government of Bihar during the last three years  as  per  Finance  Commission  Recommendations  and  under  the  Heads  of Grants-in-Aid and Special Assistance?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY)

(a)  and  (b):  The  Union  Government  provides  funds  to  the  State  Government  of  Bihar  under various  heads  such  as  Tax  Devolution,  Finance  Commission  Transfers,  Grant-in-Aid  for Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  (CSS),  Special  Assistance  (Grant)  and  Scheme  for  Special Assistance  to  States  for  Capital  Expenditure/Investment.  In  addition,  funds  are  released  in various  Central  Sector  Schemes  to  be  utilized  in  the  State  of  Bihar.  Details  of  such  funds provided/released during the last three years and the current year are given in Annexure:

ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3231 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2024.

Details of financial assistance provided by the Union Government to the State Government of Bihar during the last three years and the current year

(Rs. in crore)

| Heads                                                                       |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (as on 30.09.2024) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Tax Devolution                                                              |  91352.6  |  95509.9  | 113604    |                     54796.2  |
| Finance Commission Transfers                                                |   8116.52 |   6732.65 |   7662.52 |                      3583.29 |
| Grant-in-Aid for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)                          |  21893.5  |  25174.8  |  22991.7  |                     11984.9  |
| Special Assistance (Grant)                                                  |    250    |      0    |      0    |                         0    |
| Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure /Investment |   1246.5  |   8455.85 |   8814.8  |                      2736.61 |

Details of funds released in various Central Sector Schemes to be utilized in the State of Bihar

(Rs. in crore)

| Heads                         |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 (as on 30.09.2024) |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Central Sector Schemes (CS) * |   15289.4 |   18002.3 |   13020.6 |                      9463.24 |

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