Bihar Growing
BIHAR ON THE MOVE
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Presentation by
SHRI NITISH KUMAR
Chief Minister, Bihar
BIHAR
The land of enlightenment
BIHAR IS PROUD OF
Great Thinker Scientist Grammarian Originator of yoga Great kings : Chanakya : Aryabhatt : Panini : Patanjali : Bimbisar, Ajatsatru, Chandragupta and Ashoka
RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL TOURISM
Budhist Jain Sikh Sufi Ramayan : Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Bikramshila and Kesharia : Pawapuri & Vaishali. : Patna. : Patna, Sasaram. : Sitamarhi, Gaya.
THE FAMOUS HANDICRAFT FORMS ARE Mithila Painting, Manjusha Painting, Patna Kalam & Gudiya
BIHAR’S RICH HERITAGE
• • Unique distinction of being the cradle of three religions – Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism Buddha attained Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya ,Mahavira attained Nirvana at Pawapuri and 10th Sikh Guru , Guru Gobind Singh was born in Patna Sahib A great Hindu pilgrimage destination – Vishnupada Temple for Pitripaksha A holy place for the followers of Sufi faith Headquarters of the great Magadh empire Vaishali in Bihar is credited as the first republic of world Ancient university of Nalanda and Vikramshila The land of rishis and thinkers like Chanakya , Parasuram, Gautam, Yagyavalkya, Maitreyee, Gargi,Vidyapati,Mandan Mishra etc
• • • • • •
OUR STRENGTHS
• TOP CLASS HUMAN RESOUCE • FERTILE LAND • ABUNDANCE OF WATER • CHEAP AND INDUSTRIOUS LABOUR
…BUT THIS IS WHAT WE INHERITED
• BAD LAW AND ORDER – PEOPLE FELT INSECURE- WHICH LED TO FLIGHT OF CAPITAL AND TALENTED HUMAN RESOURCE • CENTRALISED POWER STRUCTURE – LACK OF TRUST IN THE HIERARCHY • LIMITED INTERACTION - UNIPOLAR COMMAND SYSTEM • LOW MORALE OF THE BUREAUCRACY
OUR OPENING BALANCE
(this is where we started) LOW PER CAPITA INCOME
25000 20000 15000 10000 7690 5000 3334 0 1993-94 2003-04 3776 21142
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2001 2005 20.7 27.8 56.7 66
LOW GROWTH RATE
LOW CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
8.5 7 5.5 4.01 2.9
India Bihar
9th Plan
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Presentation by
SHRI NITISH KUMAR
Chief Minister, Bihar
BIHAR
The land of enlightenment
BIHAR IS PROUD OF
Great Thinker Scientist Grammarian Originator of yoga Great kings : Chanakya : Aryabhatt : Panini : Patanjali : Bimbisar, Ajatsatru, Chandragupta and Ashoka
RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL TOURISM
Budhist Jain Sikh Sufi Ramayan : Bodhgaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Vaishali, Bikramshila and Kesharia : Pawapuri & Vaishali. : Patna. : Patna, Sasaram. : Sitamarhi, Gaya.
THE FAMOUS HANDICRAFT FORMS ARE Mithila Painting, Manjusha Painting, Patna Kalam & Gudiya
BIHAR’S RICH HERITAGE
• • Unique distinction of being the cradle of three religions – Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism Buddha attained Enlightenment at Bodh Gaya ,Mahavira attained Nirvana at Pawapuri and 10th Sikh Guru , Guru Gobind Singh was born in Patna Sahib A great Hindu pilgrimage destination – Vishnupada Temple for Pitripaksha A holy place for the followers of Sufi faith Headquarters of the great Magadh empire Vaishali in Bihar is credited as the first republic of world Ancient university of Nalanda and Vikramshila The land of rishis and thinkers like Chanakya , Parasuram, Gautam, Yagyavalkya, Maitreyee, Gargi,Vidyapati,Mandan Mishra etc
• • • • • •
OUR STRENGTHS
• TOP CLASS HUMAN RESOUCE • FERTILE LAND • ABUNDANCE OF WATER • CHEAP AND INDUSTRIOUS LABOUR
…BUT THIS IS WHAT WE INHERITED
• BAD LAW AND ORDER – PEOPLE FELT INSECURE- WHICH LED TO FLIGHT OF CAPITAL AND TALENTED HUMAN RESOURCE • CENTRALISED POWER STRUCTURE – LACK OF TRUST IN THE HIERARCHY • LIMITED INTERACTION - UNIPOLAR COMMAND SYSTEM • LOW MORALE OF THE BUREAUCRACY
OUR OPENING BALANCE
(this is where we started) LOW PER CAPITA INCOME
25000 20000 15000 10000 7690 5000 3334 0 1993-94 2003-04 3776 21142
70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2001 2005 20.7 27.8 56.7 66
LOW GROWTH RATE
LOW CREDIT DEPOSIT RATIO
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
8.5 7 5.5 4.01 2.9
India Bihar
9th Plan