Which sector received the highest allocation in the Bihar Budget 2024-25?

Bihar Studies ·Previously asked in BPSC CCE 2024

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Question

Which sector received the highest allocation in the Bihar Budget 2024-25?

  1. A. Agriculture
  2. B. Health
  3. C. Infrastructure
  4. D. Education (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Education

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Education.

Key Points

  • In the Bihar Budget 2024-25, the Education sector received the highest allocation. Education has consistently been the single largest head of expenditure in Bihar's budgets, reflecting the state's emphasis on schools, colleges, universities, teachers and student welfare schemes to improve its human development indicators.
  • Therefore, the sector with the highest allocation in the Bihar Budget 2024-25 was Education, making option (D) correct.

Additional Information

  • a young and large population makes education central to Bihar's development strategy, so it regularly tops the sectoral allocations, ahead of health, infrastructure and agriculture.