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INDIAN STATE : BIHAR
Economic Infrastructure
Power
The present power scenario in the state is outlined
below (as on September 2006)
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Average
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| National |
Bihar |
| Percentage of villages electrified |
84 per cent |
41 per cent |
| Household electrification |
55.8 per cent |
10.3 per cent |
| Per Capita Consumption |
612 units |
76 units |
| Installed capacity |
1,18,619 MW |
584 MW |
| Actual Generation |
71,000-75,000 MW |
(approx) 30 MW |
The demand and supply scenario in the power sector
is as follows (as on September 2006):
Figures
in MW
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Peak |
Off-Peak |
| Demand |
1500 |
1100 |
| Supply |
950 |
900 |
| Shortage |
550 |
200 |
A new power policy is on the anvil with the following
core components:
- Augment generation and distribution by encouraging
private investment.
- Bring down average transmission and commercial losses
(AT&C) by 3 per annum in the next five years
- Stop cross subsidy and recover costs
The state has undertaken a number of reforms to improve
upon the power situation in the state. These include:
- SEB is being re-organized into eight companies and
the Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has been appointed
as consultants for implementation.
- State Regulatory Commission is in place and an
application has been filed for tariff revision
Roads
The road network in the state is outline below:
- 3629 Kms of National Highways
- 3232 Kms of State Highways
- 7714 Kms of Major District Roads
Total anticipated expenditure in the major roads sector
in the next three years:
- 4-Laning - 11400 Crores (NHAI)
- State Highways - 4000 Crores
- Major District Roads - 2500 Crores
- Total - 17,900 Crores
As for the rural roads, the following works have been
taken up:
- Construction of 2400 km of link routes and upgradation
of 2000 km of through routes costing Rs. 1416.88 crores
under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna.
- Construction of 1000 km of link routes costing
Rs. 300 crores under Mukhya Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
- Upgradation of 2460 km of through routes costing
Rs. 599 crores under state plan.
Railways
Bihar has a fairly good railway network. A few railway
routes connecting important places like Muzaffarpur-Samastipur-Barauni-Katihar
and Muzaffarpur-Chapra-Siwan have been converted into
broad gauge. The main rail junctions are at Patna, Gaya,
Muzaffarpur, Katihar and Samastipur, etc.
Finance
Bihar State Financial Corporation (BSFC) is the main
state level institution providing term lending facilities
to industrial entrepreneurs. Banks have also shown increasing
interest in term lending to industrial units. BSFC will
be restructured and strengthened to meet the growing
financial and mercantile needs of entrepreneurs. The
Corporation also undertakes the appraisal of projects
coming up in the state with a view to raising money
from the capital market (Public/Rights Issues).
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