SaralnamaBihar's Nitish Kumar government increased welfare spending on women and youth ahead of upcoming Assembly elections., ₹10,000 will be transferred to 50 lakh women entrepreneurs in Jeevika self-help groups, costing ₹5,000 crore. The youth unemployment allowance scheme expanded to include graduates, benefiting 12 lakh people at ₹2,800 crore over two years. These schemes will raise annual government spending by ₹40,000 crore. Bihar's annual revenue is ₹56,000 crore, with a ₹3.2 lakh crore budget for 2025-26. The debt-to-GDP ratio rose to 37% from 30-32% in 2021-23. Opposition criticized the moves as pre-election doles, while the ruling alliance defended them as welfare measures. (Updated 20 Sep 2025, 21:01 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Bihar's Nitish Kumar government increased welfare spending on women and youth ahead of upcoming Assembly elections., ₹10,000 will be transferred to 50 lakh women entrepreneurs in Jeevika self-help groups, costing ₹5,000 crore
- The youth unemployment allowance scheme expanded to include graduates, benefiting 12 lakh people at ₹2,800 crore over two years
- These schemes will raise annual government spending by ₹40,000 crore