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Time of India
04-06-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Cong meets governor, urges special assembly session
Patna: An 11-member delegation of the Congress, headed by state party president Rajesh Kumar, met governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday and urged him to convene a special session of the Bihar assembly over the alleged deterioration in the state's law and order situation, citing the recent rape and murder of a dalit girl from Muzaffarpur. "You are requested to invoke Article 175 of the Constitution in light of the deteriorating law and order and misgovernance in Bihar, and convene both houses to deliver a strong message," the Congress delegation demanded through their memorandum submitted to the governor. The Congress delegation also demanded a high-level probe into the incident to punish the guilty, besides providing justice and compensation to the victim's family. They also sought concrete and effective steps to prevent injustices against the dalit community and to ensure their social, economic, and security-related rights. The memorandum stated that currently, 6,799 crimes against SC-ST communities occur annually in Bihar, accounting for 13.16% of the country's total crimes. "The conviction rate for these crimes is only 8.6%, meaning nearly 90% of offenders go unpunished," it alleged. Citing the recent report of the Auditor General of India, the memorandum further raised serious concerns about Bihar's healthcare services and urged the governor to intervene in the matter. Later, Congress workers protested outside the residence of the health minister, Mangal Pandey, over the issue. A delegation of Jan Suraaj, led by its state president Manoj Bharti, also met the governor and handed over a memorandum.
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
State's overall revenue receipts remain below expectations yet again
The revenue receipts of the State for 2024-25 remained far below the numbers projected in the budget estimates going by the actual receipts. The government in the budget 2024-25 projected total receipts, revenue receipts and capital receipts, which include borrowings and other liabilities, at ₹2.74 lakh crore. The achievement, however, has been just ₹2.17 lakh crore, over ₹55,000 crore less than the budget estimates, according to the provisional estimates released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Among the major contributors to the deficit are Grants-in-Aid and Contributions and State Excise Duties. While the government estimated revenue of ₹25,617 crore through State Excise duties, the actuals at the end of the fiscal were ₹18,605 crore, marking a deficit of ₹7,000 crore. Grants-in-Aid and Contributions received from the Central government were projected at ₹21,636 crore, but the actuals during the fiscal were at ₹7,913 crore. The case was no different in the years 2023-2024 when receipts under the head were ₹9,729 crore against ₹41,259 crore of budget estimates and in 2022-23 when the receipts were ₹13,179 crore against the estimated ₹41,001 crore. Shortfall in the revenue receipts as compared with the budget estimates is not new and has been a recurring feature since the past few years. Total receipts during 2023-24 were pegged at ₹2.59 lakh crore and the actuals were at ₹2.18 lakh crore. The same was the case with the fiscal year 2022-23 when the budget estimates placed the receipts at ₹2.45 lakh crore and the actuals at the end of the year were ₹1.92 lakh crore. Receipts under the head Non Tax Revenue belied expectations over past few years except for 2023-24 when the State registered revenue of ₹23,819 crore under the head against the budget estimates of ₹22,808 crore. The sudden spike in the revenue during that particular fiscal was attributed sale of lands in prime locations and advancing the auctioning of liquor outlets which fetched substantial income ahead of the elections in December 2023.
