Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
Ruling Party NDA (JDU-BJP)
In Power Since 2024-01
Political Alignment
Centre-Right
Left Centre Right
0 State Policies
0 Sectors
0 Policy Types
Development Indicators
8.4L Cr GSDP Rank #14
12.4 Cr Population
0.576 HDI Low
0.7L Cr Per Capita GSDP
Flagship Schemes
State government's major policy programmes
Bihar Special Status Demand ongoing
Persistent demand for Special Category Status — central grants for infrastructure, industry
Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana active
Rs 54,100 total from birth to graduation for girls — incentivising education, delaying marriage
Bihar Student Credit Card active
Rs 4 lakh education loans at 4% interest for higher education — 4.5 lakh beneficiaries
Jal Jeevan Hariyali Abhiyan active
Tree planting, pond rejuvenation, water harvesting — Bihar's flagship environment programme
Key Policy Actions
2023-10 Bihar caste census — first comprehensive socio-economic survey Social Protection
2024-07 75% reservation in private jobs for Bihar domiciles Labour & Employment
2016-04 Bihar Liquor Prohibition — full ban since 2016, upheld by Supreme Court Health
No State Policies Yet
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