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Administration in Bihar

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Administration in Bihar
Seal of Bihar
Seat of GovernmentPatna
Legislative branch
Assembly
SpeakerNand Kishore Yadav
Members in Assembly243
CouncilBihar Legislative Council
ChairmanDevesh Chandra Thakur
Members in Council75
Executive branch
GovernorRajendra Arlekar
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Judiciary
High CourtPatna High Court
Chief JusticeJustice K. Vinod Chandran

Bihar is a state situated in Eastern India. It is surrounded by West Bengal to the east, Uttar Pradesh to the west, Jharkhand to the south and Nepal to the north.

History

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Recent History of
Administrative of structure
Bihar
Bihar as part of
Bengal Presidency
(1776–1912)[Note 1]
Bihar Province
(Pre-independence )
Bihar State
(Post-independence )
1936–2000
[Note 1] : 1905 map of Bengal Presidency, British India

Magadha, Anga and Vajjika League of Mithila, c. 600 BCE.

Bengal Presidency

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Before 1905, Bihar was a part of British East India Company's Bengal Presidency. In 1905 the Bengal Presidency was divided and created two new provinces: East Bengal and West Bengal. Until then Bihar was part of West Bengal. Again West Bengal and East Bengal reunited in 1911 but the people of Bihar and Orrisa demanded a separate province based on language rather than religion. In 1912 Bihar and Orissa Province was created separating from Bengal Presidency. In 1936, Bihar and Orrisa Province divided into two new provinces: Bihar Province and Orissa Province.

Bihar and Orissa Province

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Following Divisions were included in Bihar and Orissa Province when it separated from Bengal Presidency in 1912:

On 1 April 1936 Bihar and Orissa Province was divided into two new provinces: Bihar Province and Orissa Province

Bihar Province

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In 1936, Bihar became a separate province including part of Jharkhand.

After the independence of India in 1951, Bihar including Jharkhand had 18 divisions, and had 55 districts in 1991.

Bihar

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In 2000, Bihar again divided into two states: the current Bihar and Jharkhand. In 2001 Bihar had a total of 38 districts.

Administrative structure

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Structure

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Administrative divisions
Divisions 9
Districts 38
Subdivisions 101
Cities and towns 261
Blocks 534
Villages 45,103
Panchayats 8,058
Police Districts 43
Police Stations 1064

Structurally Bihar is divided into divisions (Pramandal), districts (Zila), sub-divisions (Anumandal) & circles (Aanchal).The state is divided into nine divisions, 38 districts, 101 subdivisions and 534 circles.[1] 17 municipal corporations, 84 Nagar Parishads and 151 Nagar Panchayats,[2][3][4][5][6] for administrative purposes.

India
Bihar
Divisions
Districts
Blocks
(Tehsils)
Municipal Corporations
(Nagar Nigam)
Municipal Councils
(Nagar Parishad)
Town Council
(Nagar Panchayat)
Villages
(Graam/Gau'n)
Wards

Divisions and Districts

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There are 38 districts in Bihar, grouped into 9 divisions —Patna, Tirhut, Saran, Darbhanga, Kosi, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Munger and Magadh —are as listed below.

Division Headquarters Districts District map of Bihar
Patna



Patna Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Patna, Rohtas, Nalanda
Saran Chapra Saran, Siwan , Gopalganj
Tirhut Muzaffarpur East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Vaishali, West Champaran
Purnia Purnia Araria, Katihar, Kishanganj, Purnia
Bhagalpur Bhagalpur Banka, Bhagalpur
Darbhanga Darbhanga Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipura
Kosi Saharsa Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul
Magadh Gaya Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jehanabad, Nawada
Munger Munger Begusarai,Jamui, Khagaria, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura


Sub-divisions

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Sub-divisions (Anumandal) in Bihar are like sub-districts. There are 101 subdivisions in Bihar.

Blocks

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The Indian state of Bihar is divided into 534 CD Block called blocks.[7][8]

List of Blocks in Bihar

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District Block
Gaya Gurua
Gaya Konch
Gaya Manpur
Gaya Paraiya
Gaya BankeBazar
Gaya Imamganj
Gaya Dumariya
Gaya Barachatti
Gaya wazirganj
Gaya Sherghati
Gaya Tekari
District Block
Nawada Akbarpur
Nawada Govindpur
Nawada Hisua
Nawada Kashichak
Nawada Kawakol
Nawada Meskaur
Nawada Nardiganj
Nawada Narhat
Nawada Nawada
Nawada Pakribarawan
Nawada Rajauli
Nawada Roh
Nawada Sirdala
Nawada Warisaliganj
District Block
Bhagalpur Bihpur
Bhagalpur Gopalpur
Bhagalpur Naugachhia
Bhagalpur Ismailpur
Bhagalpur Rangrachowk
Bhagalpur Narayanpur
Bhagalpur Sabour
Bhagalpur Sanhaula
Bhagalpur Goradih
Bhagalpur Kharik


District Block
Siwan Andar
Siwan Barharia
Siwan Basantpur
Siwan Bhagwanpur Hat
Siwan Darauli
Siwan Daraundha
Siwan Goriakothi
Siwan Guthani
Siwan Hasanpura
Siwan Hussainganj, Siwan
Siwan Lakri Nabiganj
Siwan Maharajganj
Siwan Mairwa
Siwan Nautan
Siwan Panchrukhi
Siwan Raghunathpur, Siwan
Siwan Siswan
Siwan Siwan
Siwan Ziradei
District Block
Vaishali Bhagwanpur
Vaishali Bidupur
Vaishali Chehrakala
Vaishali Desari
Vaishali Goraul
Vaishali Hajipur
Vaishali Jandaha
Vaishali Lalganj
Vaishali Mahnar
Vaishali Mahua
Vaishali Patedhi Belsar
Vaishali Patepur
Vaishali Raghopur, Vaishali
Vaishali Rajapakar
Vaishali Sahdei Buzurg
Vaishali Vaishali
District Block
Madhepura Alamnagar
Madhepura Bihariganj
Madhepura Chousa
Madhepura Gamhariya
Madhepura Ghelardh
Madhepura Gwalpara
Madhepura Kumarkhand
Madhepura Madhepura
Madhepura Murliganj
Madhepura Puraini
Madhepura Shankarpur
Madhepura Singheshwar
Madhepura Udakishunganj

Urban Local Government

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Municipal Bodies

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As per Census 2011, Bihar is the second least urbanised state in the country, with a rate of urbanisation of 11.3%, as compared to the national rate of 31.16%.[9][10] The state has 139 StatutoryTowns and 60 Census Towns.[11]

For the administration of the urban areas, Bihar has 19 municipal corporations, 88 nagar parishads (city councils), and 154 nagar panchayats (town councils).[12][13][14][15][16] Bihar has one municipal act to establish and govern all municipalities in the state: Bihar Municipal Act, 2007.[17]

As per a 2017 report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Bihar carry out 12 out of 18 functions, and the remaining 6 are carried out by Bihar state government departments.[18] The Fifth Bihar State Finance Commission report states that the ULB funds are ‘grossly inadequate for their assigned functions, they are unable to utilize even that’.[19]

The Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 creates the following categories of urban areas based on their population. All three types of urban areas must have at least 75% of their population engaged in non-agricultural work.[17]

Types of Urban Areas according to the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007
Type Population Criteria Type of Local Body
City Larger urban area: 2 lakh or more Municipal Corporation
Town Medium urban area: 40 thousand or more but less than 2 lakh Municipal Council
Small Town or Transitional Area 12 thousand and more

but less than 40 thousand

Nagar Panchayat

Further, depending on the population size, the Act prescribes the minimum and maximum number of councillors/wards allowed within each type of local government.

Minimum and Maximum number of Councillors/Wards Allowed according to the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007
Population Range Minimum Incremental Number Maximum
Municipal Corporations
Above 10 lakh 67 One additional Councillor for every 75,000 above 10

lakh

75
Above 5 lakh up to 10 lakh 57 One additional Councillor for every 50,000 above 5

lakh

67
Above 2 lakh up to 5 lakh 45 One additional Councillor for every 25,000 above 2

lakh

57
Municipal Council
Class 'A' Municipal Council 42 One additional Councillor for every 15,000 above

1,50,000

45
Class 'B' Municipal Council 37 One additional Councillor for every 10,000 above 1

lakh

42
Class 'C' Municipal Council 25 One additional Councillor for every 5,000 above

40, 000

37
Nagar Panchayat
Nagar Panchayat 10 One additional Member for every 2,000 above 12,000 25

The Act mentions the following key positions as well as committees for ULBs:

Elected Officials Administrative Officials Committees
Councillor, Chief Councillor, Deputy Chief Councillor Municipal Commissioner, Controller of Municipal Finances and Accounts, Municipal Internal Auditor, Chief Municipal Engineer, Municipal Architect and Town Planner, Chief Municipal Health Officer, Municipal Law Officer, Municipal Secretary, three Additional Municipal commissioners

Such number of Joint Municipal Commissioners or Deputy Municipal Commissioners or Deputy Chief Municipal Engineers as the Empowered Standing Committee may, from time to time, determine,

Empowered Standing Committee, Joint Committee, Municipal Accounts Committee, Subject Committee, Ward Committee, Wards Committee

Ward Committees

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Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 mandates the establishment of Ward Committees through the Bihar Urban Local Body (Community Participation) Rules, 2013.[20] Section 31 of the Bihar Municipal Act, 2007 mandates the establishment of Ward Committees for each ward of a municipality.[17] The ward level elected councillor would be the chairperson of their respective Ward Committee. Up to 10 representatives from the civil society belonging to the ward would be nominated into the committee by the ULB.

Even though the creation of ward committees is mandated in municipalities, they have not been formed in Bihar.[21]

Government

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Like other states in India, the head of state of Bihar is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the central government. His or her post is largely ceremonial. The Chief Minister is the head of government and is vested with most of the executive powers. Patna is the capital of Bihar.

The Patna High Court, located in Patna, has jurisdiction over the whole state. The present legislative structure of Bihar is bicameral. The Legislative houses are the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Bihar Legislative Assembly) and Bihar Vidhan Parishad (Bihar Legislative Council). Their normal term is five years, unless dissolved earlier.

Legislature

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Bihar is one of the six states where bicameral legislature exists. Other states are Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Vidhan Parishad serves as the upper house and Vidhan Sabha serves as the lower house of a bicameral legislature. The current strength of the Bihar Vidhan Parishad is 75 (63 Elected + 12 Nominated) is a permanent body. The current strength of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha is 243 and is not a permanent body which means it is subject to dissolution.

Judiciary

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High court

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The Patna High Court (Hindi: पटना उच्च न्यायालय) is the High Court of the state of Bihar and was established on 9 February 1916 and later affiliated under the Government of India Act 1915. The Patna High Court is the principle civil courts in Bihar. However, a high court exercises its original civil and criminal jurisdiction only if the subordinate courts are not authorized by law to try such matters for lack of pecuniary, territorial jurisdiction. High courts may also enjoy original jurisdiction in certain matters, if so designated especially in a state or federal law. The Patna High Court has 53 Judges which includes 40 permanent and 13 additional judges.

City Courts

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017". Archived from the original on 2017-03-31.
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  7. ^ "State Profile". Government of Bihar. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
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  12. ^ "Bihar Civic elections likely in May 2017". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  13. ^ Pandey, Ashutosh Kumar (20 March 2017). "बिहार : नगर विकास एवं आवास विभाग की पहल, पुनर्गठन से नगर परिषदों की बढ़ जायेगी संख्या" [Bihar: Initiatives of the Department of Urban Development and Housing, will increase the number of city councils by restructuring]. Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. ^ "पहली बार कोई महिला बनेगी पटना नगर निगम की मेयर" [For the first time, a woman will become the mayor of Patna Municipal Corporation]. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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  16. ^ "छपरा को निगम बख्तियारपुर को मिला नगर परिषद का दर्जा". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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  18. ^ "Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Local Bodies for the year ended March 2016" (PDF). Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Final Report for 2015-20 of the Fifth State Finance Commission Bihar" (PDF). Finance Department, Government of Bihar. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Bihar Urban Local Body (Community Participation) Rules, 2013". Bare Acts Live. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  21. ^ "National Consultation on Urban Governance: Key Findings from 21 States" (PDF). Praja. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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