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Patna,(BiharTimes): Deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday conceded that the per capita income in Bihar in 2011-12 was Rs 13,362, which was one-third of national average of Rs 35,993 and one-fifth of Rs 62,729 in Maharashtra. Similarly, the per capita power consumption in Bihar was 85.86 KW. |
Replying to the debate on Bihar Appropriation Bill 2, in Bihar Assembly he said Bihar has been a victim of step-motherly treatment of the Centre since 1951. He said that the Centre should ensure that the state received Rs 33,126 crore as its share in Central taxes during 2012-13.
Modi, who is also the finance minister of the state, reiterated that Bihar needed special status to rise fast on the ladder of development. Otherwise, the state would not be able to match developed states even in 25 years.
Leader of opposition in the Assembly, Abdul Bari Siddiqui, supported state’s demand for special status, but expressed concern over the government spending most of the 2011-12 budgetary allocation at the fag end of the financial year, paving way for March loot.
The Assembly passed the Bihar Appropriation Bill of Rs 79,055.59 crore for budget expenditure in financial year 2012-13. This includes Rs 2,293.84 crore on the schemes giving 100% benefit to women and girls and Rs 5,541 crore on the schemes in which 30% would be spent for the benefit of women.
According to Modi this gender budget has been provided for 16 government departments whose gender budget accounts for 22.65% of the total budgetary provisions for 2012-13 and 2.97% of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).
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