Who presented the Bihar Budget 2024-25 in the State Assembly ?
Shri Samrat Choudhary
Samrat Choudhary presented the Bihar Budget for 2024-25 — option 4.
The context. The government in Bihar changed in January 2024, when Nitish Kumar left the Mahagathbandhan and formed a government with the National Democratic Alliance. In the new ministry Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were both sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers, and Samrat Choudhary was given the Finance portfolio. He presented the budget, of about ₹ 2·78 lakh crore, in the Assembly in February 2024.
| Person | Position in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Vijay Kumar Sinha | Deputy Chief Minister, holding Road Construction among other departments |
| Nitish Kumar | Chief Minister — he has presented a budget on occasions when he also held Finance, but not this one |
| Vijay Kumar Choudhary | A senior minister who had been Finance Minister in the previous ministry, which makes him the sharpest distractor |
| Samrat Choudhary | Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister — presented the 2024-25 budget |
Why option 3 catches candidates. The two names are almost identical in print, and Vijay Kumar Choudhary genuinely held the Finance portfolio in Bihar in the preceding years. Distinguishing them requires knowing that the January 2024 change of government moved Finance to Samrat Choudhary.
Where the money went. Education took the largest share of that budget, followed by rural development, health, energy and roads — a pattern that has held in Bihar for several years.
The constitutional position. A state budget is the annual financial statement laid before the legislature under Article 202, the counterpart for a state of Article 112 for the Union. It is presented by the minister in charge of finance on behalf of the Governor.
Hence, the answer is Shri Samrat Choudhary.
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