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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Has India&#039;s poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This would make it India&#039;s second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar&#039;s Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar&#039;s fortunes have picked up. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Revival signs&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Consider this: &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &amp;quot;social development&amp;quot; has been pegged at $444m every year &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar&#039;s runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#039;Abysmally low&#039;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&amp;quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Bihar is back on track.&amp;quot; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But many doubt these claims. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;These figures are too good to be true,&amp;quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year&#039;s economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Also, last year&#039;s economic survey said that Bihar had recorded negative growth in the farm sector. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Most economists do however agree that the Keynesian nature of growth in Bihar - most of it spurred by government - has led to increased spending in construction. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Also, the savings rate remains pretty high - Patna alone has $5.2bn in bank deposits, which is higher than many prosperous small cities in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Revival signs&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Consider this: &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &amp;quot;social development&amp;quot; has been pegged at $444m every year &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar&#039;s runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&amp;quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Bihar is back on track.&amp;quot; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;These figures are too good to be true,&amp;quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year&#039;s economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. &lt;/font&gt;
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Has India&#039;s poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?


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<font >Has India's poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?</font>
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<font >If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. </font>
</p>
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<font >According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. </font>
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<font >This would make it India's second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. </font>
</p>
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<font >Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. </font>
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<font >Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar's fortunes have picked up. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. </font>
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<font >Revival signs</font>
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<font >Consider this: </font>
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<font >&bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 </font>
</p>
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<font >&bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &quot;social development&quot; has been pegged at $444m every year </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar's runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. </font>
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<font >'Abyy low'</font>
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<font >&quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. </font>
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<font >&quot;Bihar is back on track.&quot; </font>
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<font >But many doubt these claims. </font>
</p>
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<font >&quot;These figures are too good to be true,&quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. </font>
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<p align="justify">
<font >He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year's economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. </font>
</p>
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<font >Also, last year's economic survey said that Bihar had recorded negative growth in the farm sector. </font>
</p>
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<font >At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. </font>
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<font >Most economists do however agree that the Keynesian nature of growth in Bihar - most of it spurred by government - has led to increased spending in construction. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Also, the savings rate remains pretty high - Patna alone has $5.2bn in bank deposits, which is higher than many prosperous  cities in India. </font>
</p>
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<font >&quot;Since Bihar's development base is abyy low, even a  investment here results in impressive growth in percentage terms,&quot; says social scientist Shaibal Gupta. </font>
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Has India&#039;s poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This would make it India&#039;s second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar&#039;s Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar&#039;s fortunes have picked up. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Revival signs&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Consider this: &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &amp;quot;social development&amp;quot; has been pegged at $444m every year &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar&#039;s runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&amp;quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;These figures are too good to be true,&amp;quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year&#039;s economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This would make it India&#039;s second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar&#039;s Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar&#039;s fortunes have picked up. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Revival signs&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Consider this: &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &amp;quot;social development&amp;quot; has been pegged at $444m every year &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar&#039;s runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#039;Abysmally low&#039;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&amp;quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Bihar is back on track.&amp;quot; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But many doubt these claims. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;These figures are too good to be true,&amp;quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year&#039;s economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Also, last year&#039;s economic survey said that Bihar had recorded negative growth in the farm sector. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Most economists do however agree that the Keynesian nature of growth in Bihar - most of it spurred by government - has led to increased spending in construction. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Also, the savings rate remains pretty high - Patna alone has $5.2bn in bank deposits, which is higher than many prosperous small cities in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Since Bihar&#039;s development base is abysmally low, even a small investment here results in impressive growth in percentage terms,&amp;quot; says social scientist Shaibal Gupta. &lt;/font&gt;
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Has India&#039;s poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?


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<font >Has India's poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?</font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >This would make it India's second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar's fortunes have picked up. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Revival signs</font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Consider this: </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &quot;social development&quot; has been pegged at $444m every year </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar's runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >'Abyy low'</font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Bihar is back on track.&quot; </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >But many doubt these claims. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;These figures are too good to be true,&quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. </font>
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Has India&#039;s poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This would make it India&#039;s second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar&#039;s Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar&#039;s fortunes have picked up. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Revival signs&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Consider this: &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &amp;quot;social development&amp;quot; has been pegged at $444m every year &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar&#039;s runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&amp;quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;These figures are too good to be true,&amp;quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year&#039;s economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Has India&#039;s poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;This would make it India&#039;s second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar&#039;s Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar&#039;s fortunes have picked up. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Revival signs&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Consider this: &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &amp;quot;social development&amp;quot; has been pegged at $444m every year &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar&#039;s runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&#039;Abysmally low&#039;&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&amp;quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Bihar is back on track.&amp;quot; &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But many doubt these claims. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;These figures are too good to be true,&amp;quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year&#039;s economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Also, last year&#039;s economic survey said that Bihar had recorded negative growth in the farm sector. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Most economists do however agree that the Keynesian nature of growth in Bihar - most of it spurred by government - has led to increased spending in construction. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Also, the savings rate remains pretty high - Patna alone has $5.2bn in bank deposits, which is higher than many prosperous small cities in India. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Since Bihar&#039;s development base is abysmally low, even a small investment here results in impressive growth in percentage terms,&amp;quot; says social scientist Shaibal Gupta. &lt;/font&gt;
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<font >Has India's poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?</font>
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<font >If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. </font>
</p>
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<font >This would make it India's second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. </font>
</p>
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<font >Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar's fortunes have picked up. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Revival signs</font>
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<font >Consider this: </font>
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<font >&bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &quot;social development&quot; has been pegged at $444m every year </font>
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<font >&bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work </font>
</p>
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<font >&bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Has India's poorest and most lawless state turned the corner?</font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. </font>
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<font >Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. </font>
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<font >Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar's fortunes have picked up. </font>
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<font >Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. </font>
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<font >Revival signs</font>
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<font >Consider this: </font>
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<font >&bull; The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 </font>
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<font >&bull; Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 </font>
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<font >&bull; Government spending on infrastructure and &quot;social development&quot; has been pegged at $444m every year </font>
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<font >&bull; Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work </font>
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<font >&bull; There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. </font>
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<font >&bull; Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. </font>
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<font >&bull; More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed </font>
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<font >&bull; The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented </font>
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<font >The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar's runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. </font>
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<font >'Abyy low'</font>
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<font >&quot;All this proves that there has been all round growth and development,&quot; says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. </font>
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<font >&quot;Bihar is back on track.&quot; </font>
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<font >But many doubt these claims. </font>
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<font >&quot;These figures are too good to be true,&quot; says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. </font>
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<font >He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year's economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. </font>
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<font >Also, last year's economic survey said that Bihar had recorded negative growth in the farm sector. </font>
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<font >At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. </font>
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<font >Most economists do however agree that the Keynesian nature of growth in Bihar - most of it spurred by government - has led to increased spending in construction. </font>
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<font >Also, the savings rate remains pretty high - Patna alone has $5.2bn in bank deposits, which is higher than many prosperous  cities in India. </font>
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<font >&quot;Since Bihar's development base is abyy low, even a  investment here results in impressive growth in percentage terms,&quot; says social scientist Shaibal Gupta. </font>
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Has India's poorest state turned the corner? by Amarnath Tewary

Has India's poorest and most lawless state turned the corner? If you believe the government of the northern state of Bihar, the answer appears to be in the affirmative. According to it, Bihar clocked up a giddy growth rate of 11.03% in 2008-2009. This would make it India's second fastest growing state economy, just behind the industrially-developed western state of Gujarat. Not so long ago, Bihar was written off as a basket case, trailing behind every other Indian state. Its infrastructure was shambolic, jobs had disappeared, factories had shut down, lawlessness was rife and the government was in limbo. Many believe that with a change of regime four years ago - regional leader Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) leads a coalition government with the Hindu nationalist BJP - Bihar's fortunes have picked up. Even if this is an exaggeration, there are definite signs of the economy turning the corner. Revival signs Consider this: • The government plans to spend $3.5bn during 2009-2010, up from $327m in 2001-2002 • Revenue accruals have climbed to $1.1bn, up from $649m in 2003-2004 • Government spending on infrastructure and "social development" has been pegged at $444m every year • Use of cement in the state has grown 28% in the last four years against the national average of 9%, pointing to increased construction work • There has been a 78% growth in air traffic in and out of the state during the same period, the fourth-highest in India. • Automobile sales in the state have recorded a whopping 700% growth. • More than 6,800km (4,225 miles) of roads have been rebuilt and 1,600 bridges and culverts have been constructed • The State Investment Promotion Board claims to have received proposals worth $20b from industrialists. But it is not clear how many of these proposals will be implemented The government says it is working overtime to tame Bihar's runaway crime rate - nearly 40,000 criminals, it says, have been convicted in the last four years. 'Abyy low' "All this proves that there has been all round growth and development," says Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi. "Bihar is back on track." But many doubt these claims. "These figures are too good to be true," says economist Nawal Kishore Chaudhury, who teaches at Patna University. He wonders how the state could have recorded double digit growth when last year's economic survey - a federal government publication - showed that the growth rate was just 5%. Also, last year's economic survey said that Bihar had recorded negative growth in the farm sector. At $32, per capita social spending remains one of the lowest in the country. Most economists do however agree that the Keynesian nature of growth in Bihar - most of it spurred by government - has led to increased spending in construction. Also, the savings rate remains pretty high - Patna alone has $5.2bn in bank deposits, which is higher than many prosperous cities in India. "Since Bihar's development base is abyy low, even a investment here results in impressive growth in percentage terms," says social scientist Shaibal Gupta.