Bihar registers growth rate at 11.3pc over past 5 years: Modi

Bihar registers growth rate at 11.3pc over past 5 years: Modi

PTI | 09:02 PM,Feb 13,2012

Patna, Feb 13 (PTI) Bihar's average economic growth rate in the past five years stood at 11.3 per cent, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said today. Quoting a report by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) on the basis of 2004-05 price base, Modi said the economic growth rate of Bihar over the past five years stood at 11.3 per cent and the same in 2011-12 is expected at 13.13 per cent. Stating that Bihar has a huge potential in terms of economic growth, Modi, who also holds the additional charge of finance, said contrary to slow growth rate in some countries, the state has witnessed a consistent growth rate. PTI