bihar has officially turned its governance model into a welfare binge. ₹33,000 crore — 81% of the state’s development budget and over half of its own tax revenue — is being splurged on freebies. This isn’t empowerment. This isn’t development. This is a slow suicide pact between politicians and voters. The state’s debt is climbing, industries are absent, jobs are scarce, yet handouts flow like there’s an oil reserve beneath Patna.
Let’s be clear: this isn’t an attack on the state. It’s a direct critique of Bihar’s political circus and voter complicity.
1. 💸 81% of Development Budget = 0% Development
How do you cripple growth? Easy. Spend four-fifths of your development budget on freebies instead of schools, hospitals, factories, or infrastructure. bihar has effectively chosen instant applause over long-term survival.
2. 📉 Debt Is Rising, But Who Cares?
The state is piling on debt with no real capacity for revenue expansion. Every freebie weakens Bihar’s fiscal spine, yet leaders pretend this carnival is sustainable. Spoiler: it isn’t.
3. 🎭 politics Has Replaced Economics
The ruling and opposition parties are in a bidding war, not for investment, but for who can throw more cash and subsidies. It’s not governance. It’s auctioneering.
4. 🥴 The “Oil Reserve” Illusion
If you listened to Bihar’s leaders, you’d think they struck oil. Free laptops, cash transfers, stipends, cycles — the list reads like a Santa Claus wishlist. The reality? bihar hasn’t struck oil. It has struck delusion.
5. 🗳️ Voters Are Not Innocent
Let’s drop the pretense: voters reward this circus. They vote on caste lines, handouts, daaru, and last-minute envelopes of cash. By enabling the system, they’re not victims — they’re co-authors of Bihar’s stagnation.
6. 🪓 The Self-Sustaining Myth
No political party even whispers about making bihar self-sustaining. The model is simple: burn your own revenue on freebies, then beg delhi for special packages. It’s a dependency dressed as politics.
⚡ Closing Punch: Freebies Don’t Build States, They Bury Them
Bihar’s governance model is a coffin lined with free cash. It buys silence, not progress. Every rupee thrown at handouts is a rupee not building Bihar’s future. And the tragedy? Both leaders and voters are cheering while the state digs its own fiscal grave.
Until bihar demands jobs, industries, and accountability, the circus will continue. And so will the decay.
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