Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Financial Assistance to Bihar
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Shri Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 142

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2025/MAGHA 14, 1946 (SAKA)

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BIHAR

## 142.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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 five years including the current year, scheme-wise and year-wise;
- b) the details of funds released to the Government of Bihar during the last five years as per Finance  Commission  Recommendations  and  under  the  Heads  of  Grant-in-Aid  and Special Assistance; and
- c) the progress made in each scheme in Bihar during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Union Government provides funds to the State Governments including 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 funds provided/released to the state government of Bihar under these heads during the last five years and the current year are given in Annexure:

ANNEXURE TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 142 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2025/MAGHA 14, 1946 (SAKA)

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

(Rs. in crore)

| Heads                                                                       | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25 (as on 28.01.2025)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Tax Devolution                                                              | 63406.33  | 59861.41  |  91352.6  |  95509.9  | 113604    | 108040.89                    |
| Finance Commission Transfers                                                | 7896.79   | 10105.27  |   8116.52 |   6732.65 |   7662.52 | 4477.89                      |
| Grant-in-Aid for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)                          | 18,052.58 | 22,346.15 |  21893.5  |  25174.8  |  22991.7  | 17,898.75                    |
| Special Assistance (Grant)                                                  | 0.00      | 195.73    |    250    |      0    |      0    | 0.00                         |
| Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Expenditure /Investment | --        | 843.00    |   1246.5  |   8455.85 |   8814.8  | 11521.87                     |

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

(Rs. in crore)

| Heads                         | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 | 2024-25 (as on 28.01.2025)   |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Central Sector Schemes (CS) * | 7,485.79  | 11,268.47 |   15289.4 |   18002.3 |   13020.6 | 11,176.47                    |