{ "dataset": "bihar_tech_government_programmes", "record_type": "government_programme", "schema_version": "2.0", "as_of": "2026-09-30", "research_principles": { "evidence_policy": "Figures come from official state portals, Parliament answers (sansad.in), PIB, or established news, and each links to its source.", "figure_policy": "Each figure is classified as official_statistic (Parliament or ministry data), government_claim (state statements), or target. Targets are never shown as results.", "scope_policy": "Long-running schemes, agencies and digital infrastructure. One-off MoUs and new policies are tracked in developments.json instead." }, "initiatives": [ { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-013", "title": "Bihar Startup Policy 2016", "category": "policy", "department": "Department of Industries, Government of Bihar", "date_launched": "2016-09-06", "status": "programme_initiation", "status_detail": "Repealed with effect from 17 March 2017 by Bihar Start-up Policy 2017. It is the earliest dedicated startup policy in Bihar we can evidence, and the start of the lineage that runs through the 2017 and 2022 policies.", "description": "Bihar's first dedicated startup policy, approved by the state cabinet on 6 September 2016 and notified the following day. It created the Rs 500 crore startup fund and the seed-grant model that the 2017 and 2022 policies inherited.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2015", "status": "announcement", "event": "Chief Minister Nitish Kumar promised a dedicated startup policy at the Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-013-s1" ] }, { "date": "2016-09-06", "status": "announcement", "event": "The state cabinet, chaired by the Chief Minister, approved Bihar Startup Policy 2016.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-013-s1", "bihar-gov-013-s2" ] }, { "date": "2016-09-07", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Department of Industries notified the policy as Resolution No. 1849.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-013-s5", "bihar-gov-013-s6" ] }, { "date": "2016-11", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The state cabinet approved formation of the Bihar Startup Fund Trust, to hold seed funds and monitor startups under the policy.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-013-s3" ] }, { "date": "2017-02-15", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The state cabinet decided to allocate Rs 50 crore of the Rs 500 crore earmarked as startup venture capital.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-013-s4" ] }, { "date": "2017-03-17", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "Bihar Start-up Policy 2017 repealed this policy with effect from the same date.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-013-s5" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "Startup venture capital fund created under the policy", "value": 500, "unit": "INR crore", "as_of": "2016-09-06", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s1", "note": "Announced at cabinet approval as part of the state's 'seven resolves' programme. 22% was reserved for SC/ST entrepreneurs." }, { "label": "Allocation released from the fund", "value": 50, "unit": "INR crore", "as_of": "2017-02-15", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s4" }, { "label": "Seed-grant applications shortlisted by the industries department", "value": 98, "unit": "applications", "as_of": "2017-03-21", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s4", "note": "Stated by the Chief Minister at the 4th Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit. Shortlisting is not disbursement." } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "The state cabinet approved Bihar Startup Policy 2016 on Tuesday, 6 September 2016.", "The policy was notified as Resolution No. 1849 dated 7 September 2016.", "It created a Rs 500 crore startup venture capital fund, with 22% reserved for SC/ST entrepreneurs, and defined a startup as under five years old with turnover below Rs 25 crore.", "The state cabinet approved formation of the Bihar Startup Fund Trust in November 2016 to hold seed funds and monitor startups.", "Clause 13 of the 2017 resolution states that Bihar Startup Policy 2016 'has been repealed with effect from dated 17.03.2017'." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The 2016 resolution document itself was not obtained: the host biharfoundation.bihar.gov.in fails TLS negotiation. The notification number and date are attested by clause 1.5 of the 2017 resolution and, independently, by the Startup India Bihar State Report of 26 July 2020.", "The cabinet approval of 6 September 2016 was reported by The Times of India and The Economic Times on the same day. These may be one briefing rendered twice rather than two independent confirmations.", "How much of the Rs 500 crore fund was actually disbursed under this policy, and how many of the 98 shortlisted applications received a seed grant.", "An undated, unsigned document titled 'Information & Communication Technology Policy 2011' is hosted on Invest India's asset store. It carries no memo number, gazette endorsement or signature, and a copy titled 'IT Policy 2011-Draft-English' circulates elsewhere, so whether Bihar notified an ICT policy in 2011 is unestablished." ], "website": "https://startup.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s1", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2016-09-06", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cabinet-gives-nod-to-state-startup-policy/articleshow/54037298.cms", "supports": [ "Cabinet approval on Tuesday 6 September 2016", "The Chief Minister's 2015 Entrepreneurship Summit promise", "22% of the Rs 500 crore fund reserved for SC/ST", "Eligibility: under five years old, turnover under Rs 25 crore" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s2", "publisher": "The Economic Times", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2016-09-06", "url_reference": "https://m.economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/bihar-government-approves-start-up-policy-for-entrepreneurs/articleshow/54036502.cms", "supports": [ "Approval at a cabinet meeting presided over by the Chief Minister" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s3", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2016-11-16", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/startups/trend-tracking/state-approves-bihar-startup-fund-trust/articleshow_new/55450717.cms", "supports": [ "Cabinet approval of the Bihar Startup Fund Trust under the 2016 policy", "The Trust as custodian of seed funds and monitor of startups", "Rs 500 crore corpus under the seven resolves" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s4", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2017-03-21", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/startups/trend-tracking/cm-nitish-kumar-for-rural-incubation-centres-to-promote-startups/articleshow_new/57771093.cms", "supports": [ "98 applications shortlisted for Rs 10 lakh seed money under the 2016 policy", "Cabinet decision of 15 February 2017 to allocate Rs 50 crore", "Cabinet approval of the amended policy on 17 March 2017" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s5", "publisher": "Government of Bihar, Department of Industries — Bihar Start-up Policy 2017 resolution (Memo No. 357 dated 17.03.2017)", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2017-03-17", "url_reference": "https://www.bvm.bihar.gov.in/cache/sc_guidline/scheme-guidelines-bihar-startup-policy.pdf", "supports": [ "Clause 1.5 cites the 2016 policy as Resolution No. 1849 dated 07.09.2016", "Clause 13: the 2016 policy was repealed with effect from 17.03.2017" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-013-s6", "publisher": "Startup India (DPIIT), Bihar State Report", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2020-07-26", "url_reference": "https://www.startupindia.gov.in/srf/portal/reports/Bihar_State_Report_26072020.pdf", "supports": [ "Bihar 'formulated and notified Bihar Startup Policy 2016 … dated 07th September 2016'" ] } ], "confidence": "high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-014", "title": "Bihar Start-up Policy 2017", "category": "policy", "department": "Department of Industries, Government of Bihar", "date_launched": "2017-03-17", "status": "programme_initiation", "status_detail": "The middle instrument in Bihar's startup policy lineage. It repealed the 2016 policy outright; the 2022 policy that followed carried its work forward without repealing it.", "description": "The amended startup policy that replaced the 2016 policy on the day it was issued. It ran for five years from notification and kept the Rs 10 lakh seed-grant model.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2017-03-17", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Department of Industries issued the policy as Memo No. 357, repealing Bihar Startup Policy 2016 with effect from the same date.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-014-s1" ] }, { "date": "2017-03-21", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Chief Minister described the amended policy at the 4th Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit and called for rural incubation centres.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-014-s2" ] }, { "date": "2022-06-17", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The state cabinet approved Bihar Start-up Policy 2022, which carries forward work done under this policy.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-014-s3" ] } ], "key_figures": [], "what_is_confirmed": [ "Issued as Memo No. 357, Patna, dated 17 March 2017, signed for the Department of Industries, and endorsed to the State Printing Press at Gulzarbagh for publication in a special edition of the Bihar Gazette.", "Clause 13 states: 'Bihar Startup Policy, 2016 has been repealed with effect from dated 17.03.2017.'", "Clause 3 states the policy 'will be effective from the date of Notification and will remain in operation for 5 years'.", "Clause 15 of the 2022 policy states that work done under the 2017 policy is treated as covered by the 2022 policy." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The gazette publication date. Clause 3 implies validity to around March 2022, but no source states an end date and no notification of expiry or extension was found, so the exact end of the policy period is unknown.", "Whether the 2017 and 2022 policies overlapped or left a gap between them. The 2022 policy's own effective date also depends on a gazette date that has not been found.", "Clause 1.2 of the 2022 policy describes the 2016 policy as 'later amended as Bihar Start-up Policy 2017', which conflicts with this resolution's own 'repealing' language. The 2017 resolution is the stronger instrument on the point.", "How many startups were certified and how much seed funding was disbursed during the 2017 policy period." ], "website": "https://startup.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-014-s1", "publisher": "Government of Bihar, Department of Industries — Bihar Start-up Policy 2017 resolution (Memo No. 357 dated 17.03.2017)", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2017-03-17", "url_reference": "https://www.bvm.bihar.gov.in/cache/sc_guidline/scheme-guidelines-bihar-startup-policy.pdf", "supports": [ "Memo No. 357, Patna, dated 17.03.2017", "Clause 13 repeal of the 2016 policy", "Clause 3 five-year period from notification", "Endorsement to the State Printing Press, Gulzarbagh" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-014-s2", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2017-03-21", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/startups/trend-tracking/cm-nitish-kumar-for-rural-incubation-centres-to-promote-startups/articleshow_new/57771093.cms", "supports": [ "Cabinet approval of the amended policy on 17 March 2017", "The Chief Minister's remarks at the 4th Bihar Entrepreneurship Summit" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-014-s3", "publisher": "Government of Bihar, Department of Industries — Bihar Start-up Policy 2022 (Memo No. 1502 dated 27.06.2022)", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2022-06-27", "url_reference": "https://static.investindia.gov.in/s3fs-public/2022-10/StartUp-Policy-English-2022.pdf", "supports": [ "Clause 18: cabinet approval as item 13 on 17.06.2022", "Clause 15: work under the 2017 policy is covered by the 2022 policy" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-001", "title": "Bihar Start-up Policy, 2022", "category": "policy", "department": "Department of Industries, Government of Bihar", "date_launched": "2022", "status": "operational", "status_detail": "The current instrument in a lineage that began with Bihar Startup Policy 2016 and ran through the 2017 policy. Delivery figures below are the industries minister's statements, not official statistics.", "description": "State policy that certifies startups and funds them through the Bihar Start-up Fund Trust. Its main benefit is a seed grant of up to Rs 10 lakh per startup, given as an interest-free loan for 10 years.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2022-06-17", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The state cabinet approved the policy as item 13, per clause 18 of the policy text.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-001-s1", "bihar-gov-001-s2" ] }, { "date": "2022-06-27", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Department of Industries issued the policy as Memo No. 1502.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-001-s1" ] }, { "date": "2026-01-17", "status": "operational", "event": "The industries minister said the seed grant would rise from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh and that more than 1,500 startups were registered with the state.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-001-s5" ] }, { "date": "2026-04-06", "status": "operational", "event": "The industries minister said 109 startups were registered in 2025-26 and 242 women-driven startups had been approved.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-001-s3" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "Initial corpus of the startup Trust (set up under the 2016/2017 policy)", "value": 500, "unit": "INR crore", "as_of": "2026-09-30", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s1", "note": "Figure from an undated official page, accessed 30 Sep 2026" }, { "label": "Startups registered in FY 2025-26", "value": 109, "unit": "startups", "as_of": "2026-04-06", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s3" }, { "label": "Women-driven startups approved (period not stated)", "value": 242, "unit": "startups", "as_of": "2026-04-06", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s3" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "The state cabinet approved Bihar Startup Policy 2022 on Friday, 17 June 2022, as item 13 (clause 18 of the policy text). It was issued as Memo No. 1502 dated 27 June 2022.", "Clause 17 states the policy comes into effect from the date of publication in the Bihar Gazette and runs for five years from that date. Clause 15 carries forward work done under the 2017 policy.", "The policy sets up a Bihar Start-up Fund Trust chaired by the Development Commissioner. A screening committee is headed by the Industries Department director, and a monitoring committee by the Industries principal secretary.", "Seed grant of up to Rs 10 lakh per startup as an interest-free loan for 10 years, released against milestones assessed by a rating agency.", "Startups certified under the 2017/2022 policy that received the full Rs 10 lakh seed fund may apply for post-seed support of Rs 15 lakh (startup.bihar.gov.in document).", "Industries minister Dilip Jaiswal said 109 startups were registered in 2025-26 (TOI, 6 April 2026)." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The gazette publication date, and so the exact start and end of the five-year policy period. Memo No. 1502 of 27 June 2022 is the date the resolution was issued, not the date the policy took effect.", "Unlike the 2017 policy, which explicitly repealed the 2016 policy, this policy contains no repeal clause for the 2017 policy. Whether the two overlapped or left a gap is unresolved.", "The cumulative number of certified startups and the total seed funding disbursed under the 2022 policy.", "TOI also quotes 'Rs 92.2 crore disbursed and 1,652 ventures supported in 2025-26' in the same sentence as startups. It isn't clear whether that refers to startups or another scheme.", "Whether the seed grant has actually risen to Rs 25 lakh. The increase was announced by the minister in January 2026; no amended policy text or resolution has been found." ], "website": "https://startup.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s1", "publisher": "Government of Bihar, Department of Industries (Start-up Policy 2022 text, hosted by Invest India)", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://static.investindia.gov.in/s3fs-public/2022-10/StartUp-Policy-English-2022.pdf", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Rs 500 crore Trust corpus", "Rs 10 lakh interest-free seed grant for 10 years", "5-year policy period from notification", "Bihar Start-up Fund Trust chaired by Development Commissioner" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s2", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2022-06-17", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/cabinet-gives-nod-to-new-startup-policy-3-big-hotels/articleshow/92290804.cms", "supports": [ "Cabinet approval of the 2022 policy", "committee structure", "coverage of 2017-policy startups" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s3", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-04-06", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/747-investment-proposals-worth-rs17217-cr-received-in-last-fiscal-minister/articleshow/130069416.cms", "supports": [ "109 startups registered in 2025-26", "242 women-driven startups approved" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s4", "publisher": "Startup India (DPIIT), Bihar state policy page", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://www.startupindia.gov.in/content/sih/en/state-startup-policies/Bihar-state-policy.html", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Seed grant up to Rs 10 lakh as interest-free loan for 10 years", "2% success fee on angel investment", "self-certification and inspection exemptions" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-001-s5", "publisher": "Prabhat Khabar", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-01-17", "url_reference": "https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/bihar-news-startup-seed-fund-increased-to-25-lakh-industry-minister-dilip-jaiswal", "supports": [ "Minister's statement that the seed fund rises to Rs 25 lakh", "More than 1,500 startups registered with the state (minister's claim)" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-002", "title": "Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme", "category": "scheme", "department": "Education Department (Higher Education), Government of Bihar; loans through Bihar State Education Finance Corporation", "date_launched": "2016-10-02", "status": "operational", "description": "Education loans of up to Rs 4 lakh for students from Bihar pursuing higher education, under the 'Aarthik Hal, Yuvaon Ko Bal' resolve. In August 2026 the cabinet extended it through 2030-31.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2016-10-02", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The scheme was launched alongside Swayam Sahayta Bhatta and Kushal Yuva under the seven resolves.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-002-s4" ] }, { "date": "2018", "status": "operational", "event": "The interest rate was reduced from 10% to 4%, and to 1% for women, disabled and transgender applicants, with the state as guarantor.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-002-s6" ] }, { "date": "2026-08-12", "status": "operational", "event": "The cabinet approved a strengthened scheme for 2026-31, extending it to FY 2030-31 with Rs 950 crore for 2026-27.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-002-s1", "bihar-gov-002-s2" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "Applications approved (cumulative)", "value": 481000, "unit": "applications (more than)", "as_of": "2026-08-12", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s1" }, { "label": "Students who received financial assistance (cumulative)", "value": 415000, "unit": "students (more than)", "as_of": "2026-08-12", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s1" }, { "label": "Financial assistance provided (cumulative)", "value": 8865, "unit": "INR crore (approx.)", "as_of": "2026-08-12", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s1" }, { "label": "Approved expenditure for FY 2026-27", "value": 950, "unit": "INR crore", "as_of": "2026-08-12", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s2" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "The cabinet on 12 August 2026 approved the strengthened Bihar Student Credit Card Scheme 2026-31 and extended it from FY 2026-27 to 2030-31.", "Rs 950 crore was approved for spending in 2026-27.", "Loans of up to Rs 4 lakh continue under the scheme.", "More than 4.81 lakh applications approved and about Rs 8,865 crore given to more than 4.15 lakh students so far (cabinet briefing as reported by ABP Live).", "The scheme was launched on 2 October 2016 alongside Swayam Sahayta Bhatta and Kushal Yuva (TOI, December 2016).", "The interest rate was 10% until 2018 and 4% from 2018, with 1% for women, disabled and transgender applicants. The state acts as guarantor.", "Cards issued fell year on year in the scheme's early period: 37,308 in 2017-18, 26,796 in 2018-19 and 23,405 in 2019-20." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "Details of the new 2026-31 implementation framework.", "Loan repayment and default rates.", "Any independent or audited verification of the cumulative totals.", "Cards issued per year after 2019-20. The State reports cumulative totals, which hide the falling early trend above.", "The Indian Express reported in May 2023 that loans worth about Rs 300 crore across more than 30 banks had been flagged as potential non-performing assets. This is a reported concern, not an audited figure or an outcome.", "The exact date in 2018 of the interest-rate change." ], "website": "https://www.7nishchay-yuvaupmission.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s1", "publisher": "ABP Live (Hindi)", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-08-12", "url_reference": "https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-cabinet-meeting-cm-samrat-choudhary-took-big-decision-ai-training-3174205", "supports": [ "4.81 lakh applications approved", "4.15 lakh students", "Rs 8,865 crore", "2026-31 extension", "Rs 950 crore for 2026-27" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s2", "publisher": "The Hindu", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-08-12", "url_reference": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/bihar-cabinet-gives-nod-to-develop-300-bed-colleges-into-multidisciplinary-degree-colleges/article71337353.ece", "supports": [ "Higher education department proposal", "extension 2026-27 to 2030-31", "Rs 950 crore for 2026-27" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s3", "publisher": "ABP Live (English)", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-09-08", "url_reference": "https://news.abplive.com/education/bihar-student-credit-card-scheme-extended-for-5-years-rs-950-crore-approved-check-key-details-1865894", "supports": [ "Loans up to Rs 4 lakh continue", "about 4.15 lakh students benefited" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s4", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2016-12-17", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/kushal-yuva-scheme-launched-with-only-39-out-of-1470-centres-ready/articleshow/56025981.cms", "supports": [ "Launched on 2 October 2016 with loans up to Rs 4 lakh" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s5", "publisher": "Live Hindustan", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://www.livehindustan.com/national/story-bihar-s-economic-programs-empowering-youth-with-education-and-skills-201787327630491.html", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Applications approved by Bihar State Education Finance Corporation (district example: Vaishali)" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-002-s6", "publisher": "The Indian Express", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2023-05-22", "supports": [ "Cards issued by year: 37,308 in 2017-18, 26,796 in 2018-19, 23,405 in 2019-20", "Interest 10% until 2018 then 4%, 1% for women, disabled and transgender applicants", "State acts as guarantor", "About Rs 300 crore across 30+ banks flagged as potential NPAs" ] } ], "confidence": "high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-003", "title": "Kushal Yuva Program (KYP)", "category": "skilling", "department": "Bihar Skill Development Mission; now Department of Youth, Employment and Skill Development (originally Labour Resources Department)", "date_launched": "2016", "status": "operational", "description": "A free 240-hour course in life skills, Hindi/English communication and basic computer literacy for Class 10-pass youth aged 15-28, with relaxed age limits for some categories. It runs through skill development centres across Bihar.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2016-10-02", "status": "announcement", "event": "The programme was announced under the 'Aarthik Hal, Yuvaon Ko Bal' resolve.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-003-s2" ] }, { "date": "2016-12", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Chief Minister inaugurated the programme at Madhepura and training began at 39 of a planned 1,470 centres.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-003-s2" ] }, { "date": "2019", "status": "operational", "event": "A NITI Aayog case study recorded 1,795 approved centres, 7.29 lakh youth enrolled and 4.83 lakh certified.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-003-s5" ] }, { "date": "2021-12-16", "status": "operational", "event": "The state said about 18 lakh youths had been trained since launch.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-003-s3" ] }, { "date": "2026-08-14", "status": "operational", "event": "The department described a network of 6,436 training centres with an expected capacity of 2.57 lakh youths a year.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-003-s1" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "Youths trained since launch (cumulative)", "value": 1800000, "unit": "persons (approx.)", "as_of": "2021-12-16", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s3" }, { "label": "Youths targeted in first five years (at launch)", "value": 3000000, "unit": "persons (more than)", "as_of": "2016-12-17", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s2" }, { "label": "Current training centre network", "value": 6436, "unit": "centres", "as_of": "2026-08-14", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s1" }, { "label": "Expected annual training capacity", "value": 257000, "unit": "youths per year", "as_of": "2026-08-14", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s1" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "Announced on 2 October 2016 under 'Aarthik Hal, Yuvaon Ko Bal'. The CM formally inaugurated it at Madhepura in December 2016, and training began at 39 private centres (TOI; ETV Bharat gives 16 December 2016).", "Course of 240 hours: 40 life skills, 80 communication, about 120 basic computer literacy (TOI, 2026).", "Eligibility is age 15-28 and Class 10 pass, with relaxations to 33 for SC/ST and PwD and 31 for OBC.", "Delivery through ITIs, block skill development centres, block-level government colleges and other government institutions (department clarification, Live Hindustan, August 2026).", "A NITI Aayog / DMEO best-practice case study reported, for 2019: 1,795 approved centres, 7.29 lakh youth enrolled and 4.83 lakh certified. The same study says BSDM planned one skill development centre in each of 534 blocks, and that its Recruit-Train-Deploy stream had about 15 industry partners and more than 1,250 candidates trained and recruited." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The 4.83 lakh 'certified' figure for 2019 and the about-18-lakh 'trained' figure for 2021 are different measures and are not directly comparable. No source gives certified and trained on the same basis across years.", "Year-by-year training or certification counts. The State reports cumulative totals only.", "No cumulative trainee total newer than the ~18 lakh reported in December 2021 was found.", "Placement or employment outcomes of trainees.", "TOI describes 6,436 as training centres, while ABP Live describes 6,436 as direct employment opportunities." ], "website": "https://skillmissionbihar.org/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s1", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-08-14", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/bihar-kushal-yuva-scheme-extended-till-2031-check-benefits-eligibility-and-key-details/articleshow/133228924.cms", "supports": [ "6,436 training centres", "2.57 lakh youths per year expected", "course structure and eligibility" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s2", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2016-12-17", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/kushal-yuva-scheme-launched-with-only-39-out-of-1470-centres-ready/articleshow/56025981.cms", "supports": [ "Launch in December 2016 (announced 2 October 2016)", "30 lakh five-year target", "Labour Resources Department as nodal department" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s3", "publisher": "ETV Bharat", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2021-12-16", "url_reference": "https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/patna/five-years-of-kushal-yuva-program-inaugurated-by-vijay-sinha/bh20211216183034574", "supports": [ "~18 lakh youths trained in first five years", "start date 16 December 2016" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s4", "publisher": "Live Hindustan", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://www.livehindustan.com/national/story-kushal-yuva-program-aims-to-equip-bihar-s-youth-with-modern-skills-201787327733388.html", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Delivery through government institutions", "Department of Youth, Employment and Skill Development" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-003-s5", "publisher": "NITI Aayog / Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, best-practice case study", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2020-01-01", "supports": [ "2019: 1,795 approved centres, 7.29 lakh enrolled, 4.83 lakh certified", "One skill development centre planned in each of 534 blocks", "Recruit-Train-Deploy: about 15 industry partners, 1,250+ trained and recruited", "Document carries a 2020 copyright and no precise publication date" ] } ], "confidence": "high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-004", "title": "Mukhyamantri Udyami Yojana", "category": "scheme", "department": "Department of Industries, Government of Bihar", "date_launched": null, "status": "operational", "description": "An umbrella scheme with separate resolutions for SC/ST, EBC, women, youth and minority applicants. It gives up to Rs 10 lakh per new enterprise, half as subsidy and half as a loan.", "key_figures": [ { "label": "Beneficiaries given assistance (cumulative, period not stated)", "value": 44179, "unit": "beneficiaries", "as_of": "2026-04-06", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-004-s1" }, { "label": "Assistance provided (cumulative, period not stated)", "value": 3242, "unit": "INR crore", "as_of": "2026-04-06", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-004-s1" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "Industries minister Dilip Jaiswal said Rs 3,242 crore of assistance went to 44,179 beneficiaries (TOI, 6 April 2026).", "The Mahila and Yuva variants were launched on 18 June 2021: Rs 10 lakh, of which Rs 5 lakh is subsidy (TOI, 2021).", "They were modelled on the existing Mukhyamantri SC/ST/EBC Udyami Yojana.", "The official udyami.bihar.gov.in portal lists resolutions for SC/ST, EBC, women, youth and minorities.", "The portal's approved project list includes IT-related units such as 'Cyber Café / IT Business Centre' and 'Agriculture Drone as a Service'." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The original launch date of the umbrella scheme (the SC/ST variant predates 2021; exact date not verified).", "Whether the Rs 3,242 crore / 44,179 figure is cumulative since inception or covers a specific period.", "Survival rates of the enterprises funded." ], "website": "https://udyami.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-004-s1", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-04-06", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/747-investment-proposals-worth-rs17217-cr-received-in-last-fiscal-minister/articleshow/130069416.cms", "supports": [ "Rs 3,242 crore to 44,179 beneficiaries" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-004-s2", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2021-06-19", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-launches-loan-schemes-for-business/articleshow/83649331.cms", "supports": [ "Mahila/Yuva Udyami launch", "Rs 10 lakh with Rs 5 lakh subsidy", "pattern of existing SC/ST/EBC Udyami Yojana" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-004-s3", "publisher": "Department of Industries, Government of Bihar (Udyami portal)", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://udyami.bihar.gov.in/mmuy", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Category resolutions (SC/ST, EBC, women, youth, minority)", "approved project list" ] } ], "confidence": "high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-005", "title": "Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd. (BELTRON / BSEDC)", "category": "state_agency", "department": "Government of Bihar undertaking (Department of Information Technology)", "date_launched": null, "status": "operational", "description": "State-owned company that serves as Bihar's nodal agency for IT and e-governance. It plans and delivers IT projects and procurement for state departments.", "key_figures": [], "what_is_confirmed": [ "BSEDC describes itself as a Government of Bihar undertaking that plans and implements IT projects for state departments and agencies.", "Its tender documents call it the nodal agency for promoting and implementing IT and e-governance.", "Projects listed on its site include BSWAN 2.0, Bihar State Data Centre 2.0, Secretariat LAN 2.0, e-Procurement 2.0, HRMS, ERSS for Police, Disaster Recovery cum Business Continuity 2.0, an Artificial Intelligence Unit and a Software Development Unit.", "2026 tenders include a 1 Gbps leased line for the Startup Hub at Biscomaun Tower, Patna (March 2026) and empanelment of agencies for software, apps, dashboards and AI/ML.", "Registered as a company in 1978. Its CIN, U31900BR1978SGC001317, appears on BELTRON letterheads and tender documents and identifies it as a State Government company registered in Bihar." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The date and instrument of establishment. The 1978 CIN evidences company registration, which may postdate the cabinet decision that set the corporation up, so it is not the same as a founding date.", "Annual turnover and staffing.", "Delivery status of the AI Unit." ], "website": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-005-s1", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), Mission & Vision page", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/en/mission-and-vision", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Role as Govt of Bihar undertaking for IT services and project implementation" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-005-s2", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), Projects page", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/projects", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Project portfolio (BSWAN 2.0, BSDC 2.0, SecLAN 2.0, e-Procurement 2.0, AI Unit, etc.)" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-005-s3", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), tender document", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/media/tenders/46_a_Main__TenderE1_20180624_095051.pdf", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Nodal agency for IT and e-governance" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-005-s4", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), homepage tender list", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Startup Hub leased-line tender (05 Mar 2026)", "AI/ML empanelment tender" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-006", "title": "Bihar State Wide Area Network 2.0 (BSWAN 2.0)", "category": "digital_infrastructure", "department": "Department of Information Technology, Government of Bihar; implemented by BELTRON", "date_launched": "2018", "status": "operational", "description": "The state government's network linking the state headquarters, district, block and sub-division offices. All applications hosted at the Bihar State Data Centre run over it.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2008-02", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The first BSWAN phase began under the National e-Governance Plan, using 2 Mbps BSNL leased lines to block offices with video conferencing.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-006-s3" ] }, { "date": "2008-12-01", "status": "operational", "event": "All 38 district headquarters were connected to the state headquarters under the first phase.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-006-s3" ] }, { "date": "2018", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "BSWAN 2.0 began, the Department of IT project sheet giving 2018 as its year of beginning.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-006-s1" ] }, { "date": "2022-09", "status": "operational", "event": "The project sheet's bandwidth and site tables run to September 2022, evidencing the network in operation by then.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-006-s1" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "District headquarters connected to the state headquarters (first phase)", "value": 38, "unit": "sites", "as_of": "2008-12-01", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-006-s3" }, { "label": "Sites covered under horizontal connectivity (OFC/RF)", "value": 2800, "unit": "sites (more than)", "as_of": "2026-09-30", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-006-s1", "note": "Figure from an undated official page, accessed 30 Sep 2026" }, { "label": "LAN connections provided", "value": 5400, "unit": "connections (more than)", "as_of": "2026-09-30", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-006-s1", "note": "Figure from an undated official page, accessed 30 Sep 2026" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "BSWAN 2.0 carries all application and data traffic to the Bihar State Data Centre.", "State headquarters has 1.5 Gbps primary MPLS (BSNL) with Airtel backup, 1 Gbps internet, and 1 Gbps from the National Knowledge Network.", "District headquarters have 34-100 Mbps, and block/sub-division headquarters have 8 Mbps primary.", "Departments fully working on BSWAN include Treasury, GPF, Commercial Tax, Transport, Registration, Excise, Health and Police.", "An earlier BSWAN phase existed: a BELTRON tender refers to equipment 'installed under BSWAN (2008-2015)'. The first phase began in February 2008 under the National e-Governance Plan with 2 Mbps BSNL leased lines and video conferencing, and all 38 district headquarters were connected to the state headquarters by 1 December 2008.", "The Department of IT project sheet gives 2018 as BSWAN 2.0's year of beginning and names the carriers: BSNL primary MPLS with Airtel secondary at state headquarters, Airtel primary internet with Sify secondary, and BSNL primary with Airtel secondary at district and block headquarters." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The date BSWAN 2.0 went live, as distinct from the 2018 year of beginning.", "Uptime or SLA performance.", "Date of the site/connection counts (the BELTRON project page is undated). Its tables run to September 2022, which dates the document but not the figures.", "The procurement award date, contract value and systems integrator for BSWAN 2.0. BELTRON's tender archive is not indexed by award." ], "website": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/en/projects/1", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-006-s1", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), BSWAN 2.0 project page", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/en/projects/1", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "2800+ sites", "5400+ LAN connections", "bandwidth details", "departments on BSWAN", "Year of Beginning 2018", "Named carriers: BSNL, Airtel, Sify and NKN", "Tables running to September 2022" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-006-s2", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), auction terms of reference", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/media/tenders/46_a_Main__TenderE1_20180624_095051.pdf", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "Earlier BSWAN phase 2008-2015" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-006-s3", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2008-02-12", "supports": [ "First BSWAN phase under NeGP with 2 Mbps BSNL leased lines to block offices and video conferencing", "All 38 district headquarters connected to the state headquarters by 1 December 2008" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-007", "title": "Bihar State Data Centre (BSDC 2.0)", "category": "digital_infrastructure", "department": "Department of Information Technology, Government of Bihar; implemented by BELTRON", "date_launched": null, "status": "operational", "description": "The state government's central data centre, hosting government applications including CFMS 2.0 (the state's finance management system). It is in its fourth year of operations and maintenance.", "key_figures": [], "what_is_confirmed": [ "BELTRON lists BSDC 2.0 as 'Open' and in the 4th year of its O&M phase, with ongoing monitoring, SLA management and service delivery.", "BSDC 1.0 has reached end of life. It stays partly running only to host the legacy CFMS application, and its AMC was extended to 30 April 2024.", "CFMS 2.0 runs from BSDC 2.0.", "BELTRON also lists 'Infrastructure Augmentation and support of BSDC 2.0 Phase II' and 'Disaster Recovery cum Business Continuity Program 2.0' as open projects." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "BSDC 2.0 commissioning date.", "Capacity (racks, compute, storage).", "Number of applications hosted." ], "website": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/en/projects/5", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-007-s1", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), BSDC 2.0 project page", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/en/projects/5", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "BSDC 2.0 open, 4th year of O&M" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-007-s2", "publisher": "BSEDC (BELTRON), BSDC 1.0 project page", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://bsedc.bihar.gov.in/en/projects/4", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "BSDC 1.0 end-of-life", "CFMS 2.0 on BSDC 2.0", "AMC extended to 30 April 2024" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-008", "title": "Bihar Right to Public Services (RTPS)", "category": "e_governance", "department": "General Administration Department, Government of Bihar (panchayat-level delivery via Panchayati Raj Department)", "date_launched": "2011", "status": "operational", "description": "Time-bound online delivery of citizen services such as caste, income, residence, birth and death certificates, under the Bihar RTPS Act, 2011. Applications can be made online or at RTPS counters, including in gram panchayats.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2011-04-29", "status": "announcement", "event": "The Governor assented to the Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011 (Bihar Act 4 of 2011).", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-008-s4" ] }, { "date": "2011-05-02", "status": "announcement", "event": "The Act was published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary), Patna No. 167, by Law Department notification L.G.-1-02/2011/Leg-90.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-008-s4" ] }, { "date": "2011-08-15", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Act was brought into force. Section 1(3) left commencement to a date appointed by the State Government, so gazette publication was not itself commencement.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-008-s5" ] }, { "date": "2021-06-06", "status": "operational", "event": "The Chief Minister said about 25 crore applicants had been served under the Act.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-008-s5" ] }, { "date": "2026-07-31", "status": "operational", "event": "The General Administration Department reported more than 53.8 crore applications processed under the Act.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-008-s1" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "Applications processed under RTPS Act (cumulative)", "value": 538000000, "unit": "applications (more than)", "as_of": "2026-07-31", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s1" }, { "label": "Applications uploaded through panchayats (past two years)", "value": 3787000, "unit": "applications", "as_of": "2026-08-13", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s2" }, { "label": "Panchayat applications disposed within timeframe (past two years)", "value": 3691000, "unit": "applications", "as_of": "2026-08-13", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s2" }, { "label": "Services offered on RTPS portal", "value": 64, "unit": "services", "as_of": "2026-08-13", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s2" }, { "label": "Gram panchayats with functional RTPS centres (as reported by the State)", "value": 8053, "unit": "gram panchayats", "as_of": "2026-03-24", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s3" }, { "label": "Appeals auto-generated since automated appeal launch (23 June 2026)", "value": 6934, "unit": "appeals", "as_of": "2026-07-31", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s1" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "Enacted as the Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011 (Bihar Act 4 of 2011). The Governor assented on 29 April 2011 and the Act was published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary), Patna No. 167, on 2 May 2011 by Law Department notification L.G.-1-02/2011/Leg-90.", "Section 1(3) left commencement to a date appointed by the State Government by gazette notification, so publication was not commencement. The Act was brought into force on 15 August 2011.", "GAD secretary Mohammad Sohail said more than 53.8 crore applications have been processed under the RTPS Act, 2011.", "An automated appeal mechanism started on 23 June 2026: 6,934 appeals auto-generated, 5,503 disposed.", "The Panchayati Raj Department reported 37.87 lakh panchayat-uploaded applications over two years, with 36.91 lakh disposed on time (about 97%).", "The Ministry of Panchayati Raj told Lok Sabha that, as reported by the State, RTPS centres are functional in all 8,053 gram panchayats and serve as CSC-equivalents.", "3,882 of 8,053 gram panchayats were yet to get computers and accessories (same answer)." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The 15 August 2011 commencement date comes from later reporting of a Chief Minister's review, not from the appointing gazette notification itself, which was not obtained.", "Year-by-year application counts. The State publishes cumulative totals only, so the series here has just two points nine years apart (about 25 crore in June 2021 and more than 53.8 crore in July 2026).", "An independent audit of on-time disposal rates.", "Current status of the older 'BPGRS' portal name. I found no dated source for it and did not track it separately." ], "website": "https://serviceonline.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s1", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-07-31", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/91-grievances-resolved-through-sahyog-shivirs-in-state-gad/articleshow/132770750.cms", "supports": [ "53.8 crore applications processed", "automated appeals since 23 June 2026" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s2", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-08-13", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/rtps-portal-disposes-of-over-36l-applications-in-2-years/articleshow/133213807.cms", "supports": [ "64 services", "37.87 lakh uploaded / 36.91 lakh disposed via panchayats" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s3", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Panchayati Raj), Unstarred Q. 5270", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-03-24", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/187/AU5270_efuZ8P.pdf?source=pqals", "supports": [ "RTPS centres functional in all 8,053 GPs (state-reported)", "3,882 GPs without computers" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s4", "publisher": "Bihar Right to Public Services Act, 2011 — Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) text, Patna No. 167", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2011-05-02", "supports": [ "Bihar Act 4 of 2011", "Governor's assent 29 April 2011", "Gazette publication 2 May 2011, Law Department notification L.G.-1-02/2011/Leg-90", "Section 1(3): commencement on a date appointed by the State Government" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-008-s5", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2021-06-06", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/nitish-reviews-rtps-implementation/articleshow/83263261.cms", "supports": [ "RTPS came into force on 15 August 2011", "About 25 crore applicants served as of June 2021 (Chief Minister's statement)" ] } ], "confidence": "high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-009", "title": "Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act (Lok Shikayat Nivaran)", "category": "e_governance", "department": "Government of Bihar (figures reported by General Administration Department)", "date_launched": "2016-06-05", "status": "operational", "description": "A legal right to have public grievances heard and decided within 60 working days by quasi-judicial Public Grievance Redressal Officers. Complaints can be filed online, by toll-free phone, through a mobile app or at counters.", "timeline": [ { "date": "2015-08-24", "status": "announcement", "event": "The Governor assented to the Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act, 2015 (Bihar Act 19 of 2015).", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-009-s3" ] }, { "date": "2015-08-28", "status": "announcement", "event": "The Act was published in the Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) by Law Department notification L.G.-1-12/2015/Leg-129.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-009-s3" ] }, { "date": "2016-06-05", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Act was brought into force, per the official Lok Shikayat portal.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-009-s1" ] }, { "date": "2017-01-19", "status": "operational", "event": "The Chief Minister said 89,937 complaints had been resolved in the scheme's first months.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-009-s4" ] }, { "date": "2020", "status": "operational", "event": "The Act was amended by Bihar Act 11 of 2020.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-009-s3" ] }, { "date": "2026-07-31", "status": "operational", "event": "The General Administration Department reported more than 19.38 lakh grievances resolved under the Act.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-009-s2" ] } ], "key_figures": [ { "label": "Grievances resolved under the Act (cumulative)", "value": 1938000, "unit": "grievances (more than)", "as_of": "2026-07-31", "classification": "government_claim", "source_id": "bihar-gov-009-s2" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "Enacted as the Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act, 2015 (Bihar Act 19 of 2015), assented on 24 August 2015 and gazetted on 28 August 2015 by Law Department notification L.G.-1-12/2015/Leg-129. It was amended by Bihar Act 11 of 2020.", "The official portal says the Act took effect on 5 June 2016. Enactment in 2015 and commencement in 2016 are separate steps.", "The Chief Minister said 89,937 complaints were resolved in the scheme's first months (Economic Times, 19 January 2017).", "Grievances are decided within 60 working days by independent Public Grievance Redressal Officers, with a right of appeal.", "Filing channels: counters at sub-division, district and state HQ; lokshikayat.bihar.gov.in; toll-free 1800 345 6284; the 'Jan Samadhan' app; email; post.", "GAD reported more than 19.38 lakh grievances resolved (TOI, 31 July 2026).", "16,106 grievances were settled under the separate Bihar Government Employee Grievance Redressal System introduced in 2019." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "Two sources conflict with the portal's 5 June 2016 commencement date, and we have not resolved them: TOI says the Act has been 'operational since Jan 2016', and an agency report attributes the 19.38 lakh cumulative figure to the Act 'since January 22, 2016'. The start date of that count is therefore disputed.", "The Act number, assent date and gazette date above come from the gazette text as reproduced by a third party; we did not obtain an India Code or Bihar Gazette copy directly.", "The exact date within 2020 of the amending Act 11 of 2020.", "Year-by-year grievance counts. Only two dated points exist, 2017 and 2026.", "Share of grievances resolved in favour of the complainant." ], "website": "https://lokshikayat.bihar.gov.in/", "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-009-s1", "publisher": "Government of Bihar, Lok Shikayat portal (About the Act)", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "url_reference": "https://lokshikayat.bihar.gov.in/AboutUsEn.aspx", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "In force from 5 June 2016", "60 working days", "filing channels" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-009-s2", "publisher": "The Times of India", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2026-07-31", "url_reference": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/91-grievances-resolved-through-sahyog-shivirs-in-state-gad/articleshow/132770750.cms", "supports": [ "19.38 lakh grievances resolved", "16,106 employee grievances" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-009-s3", "publisher": "Bihar Right to Public Grievance Redressal Act, 2015 — Bihar Gazette (Extraordinary) text", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2015-08-28", "supports": [ "Bihar Act 19 of 2015", "Governor's assent 24 August 2015", "Gazette publication 28 August 2015, Law Department notification L.G.-1-12/2015/Leg-129", "Amended by Bihar Act 11 of 2020" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-009-s4", "publisher": "The Economic Times", "source_type": "established_news", "publication_date": "2017-01-19", "url_reference": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bihar-grievance-redressal-law-a-hit-89937-complaints-resolved/articleshow/56659291.cms", "supports": [ "89,937 complaints resolved in the scheme's first months (Chief Minister's statement)", "5 June 1974 commencement symbolism cited by the Chief Minister" ] } ], "confidence": "high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-010", "title": "BharatNet in Bihar", "category": "digital_infrastructure", "department": "Department of Telecommunications, Government of India (centrally sponsored; implemented in Bihar)", "date_launched": null, "status": "operational", "timeline": [ { "date": "2014", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "Field work commenced, the Department of Telecommunications having attributed the earlier period to survey and pilot testing.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s3" ] }, { "date": "2017-12", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "BharatNet Phase I, covering one lakh gram panchayats nationally, was completed.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s4" ] }, { "date": "2020-10", "status": "pilot", "event": "A Bihar-only pilot began, running overhead optical fibre from gram panchayats into villages through the CSC special purpose vehicle.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s5" ] }, { "date": "2021-06-30", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Union Cabinet extended the programme's scope beyond gram panchayats to all inhabited villages.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s6" ] }, { "date": "2023-08-04", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The Amended BharatNet Programme was approved, with ring topology and ten-year operation and maintenance.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s7" ] }, { "date": "2024-03", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar reached 8,340 gram panchayats connected, the level it has held since.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s8" ] }, { "date": "2026-06-30", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar had 1,726 government secondary schools and 190 primary health centres on FTTH, with 1,200 gram panchayats upgraded under the amended programme.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-010-s2", "bihar-gov-010-s7" ] } ], "description": "The national rural broadband network connecting gram panchayats with optical fibre. In Bihar it has made 8,340 gram panchayats service-ready and is adding FTTH connections to schools and health centres under the Amended BharatNet Programme.", "key_figures": [ { "label": "Gram panchayats made service-ready for broadband", "value": 8340, "unit": "gram panchayats", "as_of": "2026-02-11", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s1" }, { "label": "Government secondary schools with FTTH under BharatNet", "value": 1726, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2026-06-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s2" }, { "label": "Primary Health Centres with FTTH under BharatNet", "value": 190, "unit": "PHCs", "as_of": "2026-06-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s2" }, { "label": "Funds disbursed for BharatNet in Bihar", "value": 2116.03, "unit": "INR crore", "as_of": "2026-08-12", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s2" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "Under BharatNet, 8,340 gram panchayats in Bihar have been made service-ready (Lok Sabha, 11 February 2026).", "As of 30 June 2026, 1,726 government secondary schools and 190 PHCs in Bihar had FTTH connections under BharatNet.", "Rs 2,116.03 crore has been disbursed for BharatNet in Bihar (Lok Sabha, 12 August 2026).", "The Amended BharatNet Programme is being implemented to upgrade the existing network, with a national provision of 1.5 crore FTTH connections.", "Bihar's gram panchayat connections by March each year, from a single Lok Sabha annexure: none to 2015, then 204 (2016), 416 (2017), 4,692 (2018), 5,525 (2019), 7,961 (2020), 8,293 (2021), 8,307 (2022), 8,316 (2023) and 8,340 (2024), unchanged to end-October 2024.", "Funds released for Bihar rose from Rs 715.71 crore since inception (February 2020) to Rs 1,350.86 crore (31 December 2021) and Rs 2,116.03 crore (12 August 2026)." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "Share of the service-ready gram panchayats that have active, working connectivity or uptime.", "Bihar-specific completion timeline for the Amended BharatNet Programme. DoT reports only the 1,200 gram panchayats upgraded to June 2026.", "Three Department of Telecommunications replies give three different Bihar disbursement figures for the same years: 2017-18 appears as Rs 22.54 crore, Rs 45.23 crore and Rs 45 crore, and 2018-19 as Rs 48.37 crore, Rs 102.51 crore and Rs 182 crore. We record all three rather than choosing.", "The planned gram panchayat denominator also moves between replies (8,366 in February 2020, 8,963 in January 2021, 8,404 in February 2022, 8,340 in June 2024), so the completion percentages in different answers are not comparable." ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s1", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 2057", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-02-11", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/187/AU2057_YSrLpP.pdf?source=pqals", "supports": [ "8,340 GPs service-ready in Bihar", "ABP under implementation" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s2", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 3973", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-08-12", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/lsapps/loksabhaquestions/annex/188/AU3973_G1KrJY.pdf", "supports": [ "1,726 schools and 190 PHCs with FTTH (30.06.2026)", "Rs 2,116.03 crore disbursed", "district-wise annexures" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s3", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Starred Q. 53", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2020-02-05", "supports": [ "Field work commenced in the second half of 2014 after survey and pilot testing", "Bihar: 8,366 GPs cable laid, 8,067 service-ready", "Rs 715.71 crore released for Bihar since inception", "26,232 km of OFC laid in Bihar" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s4", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 273", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2018-12-12", "supports": [ "BharatNet Phase I completed in December 2017", "Bihar: 5,865 GPs service-ready as on 2 December 2018" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s5", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 2974", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2022-08-03", "supports": [ "Bihar-only pilot from October 2020 running overhead OFC from GPs to villages via CSC-SPV", "Pilot delivered 28,599 Wi-Fi access points and 35,084 FTTH connections" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s6", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 618", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2022-07-20", "supports": [ "Cabinet extended scope to all inhabited villages on 30 June 2021", "Bihar year-wise disbursement 2017-18 to 2021-22" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s7", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 537", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-07-22", "supports": [ "Amended BharatNet Programme approved 4 August 2023, Rs 1,39,579 crore, ring topology, ten-year O&M", "Bihar: 1,200 GPs upgraded under ABP to June 2026" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s8", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 320", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2024-11-27", "supports": [ "Annexure-I: Bihar gram panchayats connected by March each year, 2013 to October 2024", "8,340 GPs connected in Bihar from March 2024" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s9", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 3316", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2022-03-23", "supports": [ "Bihar funds as on 31 December 2021: Phase-I Rs 680.41 crore plus Phase-II Rs 670.45 crore" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s10", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 2556", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2019-12-04", "supports": [ "Bihar year-wise disbursement including 2017-18 Rs 22.54 crore and 2018-19 Rs 48.37 crore", "Bihar Wi-Fi active subscribers 19,206 and FTTH subscribers 1,143" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-010-s11", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Department of Telecommunications), Unstarred Q. 2144", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2020-03-04", "supports": [ "Bihar year-wise disbursement restated: 2017-18 Rs 45.23 crore and 2018-19 Rs 102.51 crore", "Bihar Wi-Fi active subscribers 20,857" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-011", "title": "Common Services Centres (CSC 2.0) in Bihar", "category": "digital_infrastructure", "department": "Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India; run by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited", "date_launched": "2015-08", "status": "operational", "timeline": [ { "date": "2006-05-18", "status": "announcement", "event": "The National e-Governance Plan was approved with 27 mission mode projects, the Common Services Centres scheme among them.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-011-s3" ] }, { "date": "2015-08", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "CSC 2.0 was approved under Digital India, targeting 2.5 lakh centres at gram panchayat level.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-011-s4" ] }, { "date": "2019-09-30", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar had 32,115 functional centres, of which 26,381 were at gram panchayat level.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-011-s5" ] }, { "date": "2023-05-31", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar reached 56,522 functional centres, 50,464 of them at gram panchayat level.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-011-s6" ] }, { "date": "2025-06-30", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar was reported with 98,694 centres registered and 46,076 functional at gram panchayat level, on a different measure from earlier replies.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-011-s1" ] } ], "description": "Village-level centres run by local entrepreneurs, offering government, banking, Aadhaar, insurance, telemedicine and utility services. Bihar has about 98,700 registered and 46,100 functional centres at gram panchayat level.", "key_figures": [ { "label": "CSCs registered at gram panchayat level in Bihar", "value": 98694, "unit": "CSCs", "as_of": "2025-06-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s1" }, { "label": "CSCs functional at gram panchayat level in Bihar", "value": 46076, "unit": "CSCs", "as_of": "2025-06-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s1" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "As of June 2025, about 98,000 CSCs were registered and about 46,000 functional at gram panchayat level in Bihar, with district-wise annexure totals of 98,694 and 46,076.", "More than 800 services are delivered through CSCs nationally.", "CSC SPV monitors centres through real-time dashboards, monthly biometric authentication of VLEs and geo-tagged physical verification.", "The National e-Governance Plan, approved on 18 May 2006, included the CSC scheme among its 27 mission mode projects. CSC 2.0 was approved in August 2015 under Digital India with a target of 2.5 lakh centres at gram panchayat level.", "Bihar's functional centres as successively reported to Parliament: 32,115 (30 September 2019, 26,381 at GP level), 34,495 (31 December 2020, 29,684), 39,745 (31 December 2021, 35,366), 49,981 operational (31 October 2022) and 56,522 (31 May 2023, 50,464)." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "A more recent (2026) Bihar CSC count.", "Transaction volumes in Bihar.", "The answer gives 'June 2025' without a specific day; I used 2025-06-30 as the month end.", "The measure changes in 2025. Earlier replies report functional centres; the June 2025 reply reports registered and functional separately. On the functional-at-GP-level measure Bihar falls from 50,464 (May 2023) to 46,076 (June 2025), and no source explains the decline or confirms the two measures are comparable.", "Two official gram panchayat denominators are in use for Bihar: 8,385 per the Local Government Directory (May 2023, which also reported all 8,385 had at least one functional CSC) and 8,053 in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj answer of March 2026." ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s1", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 1741", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2025-07-30", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/185/AU1741_FR4HwT.pdf?source=pqals", "supports": [ "98,694 registered / 46,076 functional CSCs in Bihar", "800+ services", "evaluation mechanism" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s3", "publisher": "Ministry of Electronics and IT, National e-Governance Plan", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2026-09-30", "supports": [ "Undated page, accessed 30 Sep 2026", "NeGP approved 18 May 2006 with 27 mission mode projects including CSCs" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s4", "publisher": "Ministry of Electronics and IT, CSC 2.0 Guidelines", "source_type": "official_government", "publication_date": "2015-12-03", "supports": [ "CSC 2.0 approved August 2015 under Digital India", "Target of 2.5 lakh CSCs at gram panchayat level" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s5", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Panchayati Raj), Unstarred Q. 416", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2019-11-19", "supports": [ "Bihar: 32,115 functional CSCs, 26,381 at GP level, as on 30 September 2019" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-011-s6", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 950", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2023-07-26", "supports": [ "Bihar: 56,522 functional CSCs, 50,464 at GP level, as on 31 May 2023", "Bihar had 8,385 gram panchayats per the Local Government Directory, all with at least one functional CSC" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-012", "title": "Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) in Bihar", "category": "skilling", "department": "Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India; delivered through CSCs", "date_launched": "2017-02", "status": "verified_outcome", "timeline": [ { "date": "2017-02", "status": "programme_initiation", "event": "The scheme was approved.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-012-s2" ] }, { "date": "2018-07-13", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar had 8,61,187 candidates registered, 8,59,658 trained and 4,57,974 certified.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-012-s4" ] }, { "date": "2021-11-24", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar had 57,13,248 registered, 50,05,225 trained and 36,52,652 certified.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-012-s5" ] }, { "date": "2023-02-10", "status": "operational", "event": "Bihar had 73,36,490 registered, 65,13,564 trained and 47,66,430 certified.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-012-s3" ] }, { "date": "2024-03-31", "status": "verified_outcome", "event": "The scheme concluded, with more than 74 lakh Bihar beneficiaries reported against 6.39 crore nationally.", "source_ids": [ "bihar-gov-012-s1", "bihar-gov-012-s2" ] } ], "description": "A national rural digital-literacy scheme (one person per household), approved in February 2017 and delivered through CSCs. It concluded on 31 March 2024; Parliament answers report more than 74 lakh beneficiaries certified from Bihar.", "key_figures": [ { "label": "Beneficiaries certified from Bihar (final, scheme concluded)", "value": 7400000, "unit": "persons (more than)", "as_of": "2025-07-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s1" }, { "label": "CSCs registered as PMGDISHA training centres in Bihar", "value": 16173, "unit": "centres", "as_of": "2025-07-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s1" }, { "label": "Candidates targeted in Bihar (never reached)", "value": 6630000, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2019-12-11", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s6", "note": "Against an overall fund requirement of Rs 259.83 crore. Bihar's certified count at conclusion was below this figure." }, { "label": "Candidates enrolled in Bihar (interim)", "value": 7336490, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2023-02-10", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s3" }, { "label": "Candidates trained in Bihar (interim)", "value": 6513564, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2023-02-10", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s3" }, { "label": "Candidates certified in Bihar (interim)", "value": 4766430, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2023-02-10", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s3" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "The scheme concluded on 31 March 2024, with 6.39 crore individuals trained nationally (Lok Sabha, 18 March 2026).", "More than 74 lakh of the national beneficiaries are from Bihar, and 16,173 CSCs were registered as training centres in Bihar (Lok Sabha, 30 July 2025).", "Interim state-wise data as of February 2023: Bihar had 73,36,490 enrolled, 65,13,564 trained and 47,66,430 certified.", "The scheme was approved in February 2017.", "Bihar's registered, trained and certified counts at four dates: 8,61,187 / 8,59,658 / 4,57,974 (13 July 2018); 57,13,248 / 50,05,225 / 36,52,652 (24 November 2021); 73,36,490 / 65,13,564 / 47,66,430 (10 February 2023); and about 74 lakh beneficiaries at conclusion.", "Bihar's target under the scheme was 66,30,000 candidates against an overall fund requirement of Rs 259.83 crore (Lok Sabha, 11 December 2019). This was a target, and the certified count never reached it." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "The two Parliament answers use 'certified' (July 2025) and 'trained' (March 2026) for the same national 6.39 crore figure. Bihar's 74 lakh may be trained or certified.", "The status vocabulary has no 'concluded' value. The scheme is closed, so no new delivery is happening.", "Any measure of lasting digital-literacy outcomes.", "Bihar's training-centre count is reported on conflicting bases: 3,442 PMGDISHA-approved centres plus 5,244 CSC VLE centres (July 2018), 7,784 operational (December 2021), 36,056 operational at gram panchayat level (March 2023) and 16,173 CSCs registered as training centres (July 2025). The 36,056 and 16,173 figures cannot both describe the same thing and no source reconciles them." ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s1", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 1741", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2025-07-30", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/185/AU1741_FR4HwT.pdf?source=pqals", "supports": [ "74 lakh+ beneficiaries from Bihar", "16,173 training CSCs in Bihar" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s2", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 4313", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-03-18", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/187/AU4313_3KjX2O.pdf?source=pqals", "supports": [ "Scheme concluded 31.03.2024", "6.39 crore trained nationally" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s3", "publisher": "Rajya Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 1055", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2023-02-10", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/annex/259/AU1055.pdf?source=pqars", "supports": [ "Approved February 2017", "Bihar enrolled/trained/certified as of Feb 2023" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s4", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 222", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2018-07-18", "supports": [ "Bihar as on 13 July 2018: 8,61,187 registered, 8,59,658 trained, 4,57,974 certified", "3,442 PMGDISHA-approved centres plus 5,244 CSC VLE centres in Bihar" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s5", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Starred Q. 41", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2021-12-01", "supports": [ "Bihar as on 24 November 2021: 57,13,248 registered, 50,05,225 trained, 36,52,652 certified", "National impact assessments by IIT Delhi (2019) and IIPA (FY2020-21)" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s6", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 3905", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2019-12-11", "supports": [ "Bihar target 66,30,000 candidates", "Overall fund requirement Rs 259.83 crore" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-012-s7", "publisher": "Lok Sabha (Ministry of Electronics and IT), Unstarred Q. 3520", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2023-03-22", "supports": [ "Bihar gender split as on March 2023: female 43,48,860 registered and 30,31,897 certified; male 31,34,268 and 18,36,204; transgender 12 and 7", "36,056 centres operational at gram panchayat level in Bihar as on 16 March 2023" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high", "status_detail": "The scheme ended on 31 March 2024. The figures are final results reported to Parliament, so no new delivery is happening." }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-015", "title": "AI and emerging-technology skilling in Bihar under central schemes", "category": "skilling", "department": "Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India (PMKVY 4.0 and the Craftsman Training Scheme in ITIs)", "date_launched": null, "status": "operational", "status_detail": "These are centrally sponsored schemes delivered in Bihar, not commitments by the Government of Bihar. The figures pool artificial intelligence with seven other technologies and cannot be read as AI training counts.", "description": "Candidates trained in Bihar under two central skilling schemes in a category the Ministry defines as artificial intelligence and other emerging technology. The pool covers AI, machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, the internet of things, data analytics, cyber security and green technologies, and no source gives an AI-only figure.", "key_figures": [ { "label": "Candidates trained in Bihar under PMKVY 4.0, AI and other emerging technology (2024-25)", "value": 28590, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2025-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-015-s1", "note": "Annual, not cumulative. The same one-year spike appears in every state in the annexure (Uttar Pradesh 2,079 to 88,868 to 6,672; Madhya Pradesh 3,229 to 67,064 to 5,260), so it is a property of the 2024-25 column rather than a Bihar-specific surge. Bihar is 6.4% of the roughly 4,48,341 all-India column total." }, { "label": "Candidates trained in Bihar under PMKVY 4.0, AI and other emerging technology (2023-24)", "value": 846, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-015-s1" }, { "label": "Candidates trained in Bihar under PMKVY 4.0, AI and other emerging technology (2025-26)", "value": 1049, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2026-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-015-s1" }, { "label": "Candidates trained in Bihar under PMKVY 4.0, AI and other emerging technology (2026-27, part year)", "value": 341, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2026-06-30", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-015-s1", "note": "Covers only the quarter to 30 June 2026, so it is not comparable with a full year." }, { "label": "Candidates trained in Bihar in ITIs under the Craftsman Training Scheme, new-age and future skills (2025)", "value": 491, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2025-12-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-015-s1" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "The annexure is titled 'Number of candidates trained under Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technology since 2019, year and State -UT- Wise'. The column counts candidates TRAINED, not enrolled and not certified.", "The Ministry defines the technology pool as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, cloud computing, the internet of things, data analytics, cyber security and green technologies.", "Bihar's PMKVY 4.0 figures by year: 846 (2023-24), 28,590 (2024-25), 1,049 (2025-26) and 341 in the quarter to 30 June 2026.", "Bihar's Craftsman Training Scheme figures for new-age and future skills, by calendar year: 32 (2019), 111 (2020), 17 (2021), 143 (2022), 209 (2023), 434 (2024) and 491 (2025).", "The reply states that placement was tracked only under PMKVY 1.0 to 3.0. Under PMKVY 4.0 the stated focus is to let trained candidates choose their own career paths, so no placement data exists for these figures.", "170 NSQF-compliant courses are offered under the Craftsman Training Scheme, including 32 described as new-age or Future Skills courses." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "How many of these candidates were trained in artificial intelligence as opposed to the seven other technologies in the pool. No AI-only figure appears anywhere in the reply, so none of these numbers can support a claim about AI training in Bihar.", "Why the PMKVY 4.0 table begins at 2023-24 when the scheme ran from 2022-23 and the question asked for figures since 2019. There is no 2022-23 column and the reply does not explain its absence.", "What caused the 2024-25 spike across every state. The annexure carries no footnote or explanatory note of any kind.", "The two series use different period conventions, financial years for PMKVY and calendar years for the Craftsman Training Scheme, and cover different schemes. They must not be summed or plotted on a single axis.", "The Craftsman Training Scheme year-to-value mapping is consistent with the source but was read from a table whose header collapsed during text extraction, so it is ordered rather than verified cell by cell.", "Whether any of these candidates are in Bihar-government programmes. These are central schemes delivered in the state." ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-015-s1", "publisher": "Rajya Sabha (Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship), Unstarred Q. 1244", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-07-29", "url_reference": "https://sansad.in/getFile/annex/271/AU1244_LdRVFH.pdf?source=pqars", "supports": [ "Annexure title and the pooled technology definition", "Bihar PMKVY 4.0 trained by year", "Bihar Craftsman Training Scheme trained by year", "No placement tracking under PMKVY 4.0", "170 NSQF courses including 32 new-age or Future Skills courses", "No AI-only figure in the reply" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" }, { "id": "BIHAR-GOV-016", "title": "Digital infrastructure in Bihar government schools", "category": "digital_infrastructure", "department": "Education Department, Government of Bihar; figures reported by the Union Ministry of Education from UDISE+", "date_launched": null, "status": "operational", "status_detail": "Bihar is above the national average on school internet connectivity and below it on ICT labs and smart classrooms.", "description": "ICT labs, smart classrooms and internet connectivity in Bihar government schools teaching Grade VI and above, as reported to Parliament from UDISE+ 2024-25, together with what has been approved but not yet delivered.", "key_figures": [ { "label": "Government schools teaching Grade VI and above", "value": 38355, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2025-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1", "note": "UDISE+ 2024-25. The denominator for the shares below." }, { "label": "Schools with an ICT lab", "value": 7240, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2025-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1", "note": "18.9% of Bihar's schools, against 33.8% nationally." }, { "label": "Schools with a smart classroom", "value": 9360, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2025-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1", "note": "24.4% of Bihar's schools, against 46.4% nationally." }, { "label": "Schools with internet connectivity", "value": 32923, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2025-03-31", "classification": "official_statistic", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1", "note": "85.8% of Bihar's schools, against 65.9% nationally. This is the one measure on which Bihar is ahead." }, { "label": "ICT labs approved for Bihar in FY 2025-26", "value": 1459, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2026-03-11", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1" }, { "label": "Smart classrooms approved for Bihar in FY 2025-26", "value": 6113, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2026-03-11", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1" }, { "label": "Bihar schools in BSNL fibre-to-the-home phase 1", "value": 1694, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2026-03-11", "classification": "target", "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1" } ], "what_is_confirmed": [ "UDISE+ 2024-25 records 38,355 Bihar government schools teaching Grade VI and above, of which 7,240 have an ICT lab, 9,360 have a smart classroom and 32,923 have internet connectivity.", "Against national figures of 33.8% for ICT labs, 46.4% for smart classrooms and 65.9% for internet, Bihar is well below on the first two and well above on the third.", "For FY 2025-26, 1,459 ICT labs and 6,113 smart classrooms were approved for Bihar, and 627 of each were approved in 2024-25 for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.", "The Bihar tenant of the DIKSHA platform reports 12.23 lakh registered users, about 15,083 average daily active users over three months, 50.02 crore sessions, 621.73 crore learning minutes, 268 digital textbooks and 7,121 e-content items.", "Bihar was allotted five PM eVidya television channels, numbered BR PM eVIDYA 63 to 67.", "The reply was asked specifically about AI-based education in Bihar. It names no Bihar-specific AI programme, curriculum, teacher-training number or AI lab count. Every AI item it names is a nationwide feature available in Bihar rather than a Bihar initiative." ], "what_is_not_yet_confirmed": [ "How many of the approved ICT labs, smart classrooms and fibre connections have actually been delivered. The approvals above are targets.", "The question's own premise gave materially different figures from the ministry's answer, most starkly about 16% internet connectivity against the ministry's 85.8%. Both are recorded here with separate attribution and neither is preferred.", "The DIKSHA usage figures are platform statistics reported by the ministry rather than audited measures of learning, and are recorded as a government claim in substance.", "Whether any Bihar-specific AI curriculum exists in schools. A separate Rajya Sabha question of 5 August 2026 asked outright for the number of AI and robotics labs in Bihar and whether one AI School of Excellence per district was proposed, and the reply answered neither, deflecting to state responsibility.", "Bihar's share of the 570 Data and AI labs under the national IndiaAI FutureSkills programme. No state-wise breakdown has been given to Parliament." ], "sources": [ { "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s1", "publisher": "Rajya Sabha (Ministry of Education), Starred Q. 200", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-03-11", "supports": [ "Bihar UDISE+ 2024-25 school, ICT lab, smart classroom and internet counts", "National comparison percentages", "FY 2025-26 approvals for Bihar", "DIKSHA Bihar tenant usage", "Five PM eVidya channels allotted to Bihar", "No Bihar-specific AI education programme named in the reply" ] }, { "source_id": "bihar-gov-016-s2", "publisher": "Rajya Sabha (Ministry of Education), Unstarred Q. 1970", "source_type": "parliament", "publication_date": "2026-08-05", "supports": [ "Question asked for the number of AI and robotics labs in Bihar and about an AI School of Excellence per district", "Reply did not answer either point", "NCERT and CBSE computational thinking and AI curriculum for Classes III to VIII from 2026-27" ] } ], "confidence": "very_high" } ] }