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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A man cycles past residential apartments in Patna.

From being an economically backward state, Bihar has come a long way to be one of the fastest growing states.

Between 1999 and 2008, Bihar's GDP grew by 5.1 per cent a year, which was below the Indian average of 7.3 per cent.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
Vehicles drive across Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge, built over river Ganges.

Bihar's state GDP recorded a growth of 18 per cent between 2006-2007, and stood at Rs 94,251 crore (Rs 942.51 billion).

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A labourer walks past residential apartments in Patna.

Between a 5 year period of 2004-2009, Bihar's GDP grew at a stunning rate of 11.03 per cent.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A man rows his boat in the waters of river Ganges with Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge.

In actual terms, Bihar state GDP was ranked 2nd out of 28 states, second only to Gujarat.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
People walk past a closed sugar mill in Patna.

Bihar has emerged as brewery hub with major domestic and foreign firms setting up production units in the state.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A furniture showroom is seen in Patna.

Three major firms - United Breweries Group, Danish Brewery Company Carlsberg Group and Cobra Beer - are in the process of setting up new units in Patna and Muzaffarpur in 2012.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A labourer works at a factory under construction at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Patna.

Bihar had the highest manufacturing growth in 2010-11. Manufacturing growth in Bihar stood at 15 per cent in 2010-11 against 15.2 per cent a year ago and 21.9 per cent in 2008-09.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A man stands under the Mahatma Gandhi Setu bridge built over river Ganges.

Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size and the third largest state by population.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A woman walks past a bulldozer at a park being renovated in Patna.

Many business leaders feel Bihar now has good opportunity to sustain its growth.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
Labourers work at a factory under construction at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of Patna.

The big ticket investments in the state will come from Godrej Industries, Britannia, Ruchi Soya, Jaiprakash Associates to name a few.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
Farmers work in a paddy field on the outskirts of Patna.

Between 2003 and 2008, the inflow of foreign tourists saw a near-six fold rise from 61,000 to 346,000.

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Glimpses of Bihar's success story

Last updated on: February 1, 2012 08:14 IST
A labourer works at a brick factory at Hajipur industrial park on the outskirts of Patna.

In terms of income, Patna, Munger and Begusarai in Bihar were the three best districts out of a total of 38 districts in the state.