Bihar Finance Minister Bijendra Yadav said that this year’s budget of Rs 3.47 lakh crore is significantly more than last year’s Rs 3.17 lakh crore.
Bihar Finance Minister Bijendra Yadav has tabled the Budget 2026-27 in the state Assembly. While presenting the Budget, the Finance Minister said that this year’s budget of Rs 3.47 lakh crore is significantly more than last year’s Rs 3.17 lakh crore. Of this, Rs 7,724 crore has been allocated to social welfare schemes. Yadav also said that tax revenue for the 2026-27 financial year is expected to be around Rs 65,800 crore.
In keeping with the state government’s motto of “nyay ke saath vikas” (development with justice), a sum of Rs 7,724 crore has been allocated for social welfare schemes, he said.
“The budget has been prepared with a focus on imaan, gyaan, vigyaan, armaan aur samman (faith, knowledge, science and respect),” he added.
Yadav also spoke of the much-talked-about Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana, rolled out ahead of the assembly polls in November last year, which is said to have decisively clinched the deal in favour of the ruling NDA.
“A sum of Rs 10,000 each was transferred into the accounts of 1.56 crore women. Soon, an additional Rs 2 lakh will be given to those who may have utilised the money to set up businesses,” said the minister.
Earlier, Bihar’s Economic Survey for 2025-26 has flagged sharp inter-district disparities in income and consumption, even as the state maintained a disciplined fiscal trajectory.
Tabled in the state assembly on Monday, the survey noted that while some districts recorded robust growth and higher consumption levels, others continued to post modest outcomes.
Patna topped the state with a per capita Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) of Rs 1,31,332 in 2023-24, followed by Begusarai (Rs 61,566) and Munger (Rs 54,459). At the lower end were Sheohar (Rs 22,047), Araria (Rs 23,670) and Sitamarhi (Rs 24,332), the report said.
The survey said the state government has prioritised strengthening essential infrastructure to support economic activity and improve quality of life, particularly in rural areas, which account for a significant share of Bihar’s population.