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Sharma: Bihar grew rapidly from 2005-2015 but has returned to stagnation
“There was a 10 year phase when Bihar seemed to really grow very rapidly, which was from 2005 to 20 15. But it's gone back into stagnating.”
Sanyal: Goa's per capita income is 3x national average, 10x Bihar's
“Goa has done very, very well. Small state, but it now has per capita income three times the national average, and 10 times that of Bihar.”
Sanyal: Bihar per capita income is 33% of India's national average
“Bihar's per capita income is only 33% of the national average. Ok, one third. It is no longer deteriorating in the last decade or so, it has stabilized, but at a very low level.”
India will exceed 10% growth if states like Bihar and Rajasthan transform
“If Bihar transforms, if Chhattisgarh transforms, if Jharkhand transforms, if all Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, all of them start growing at high rates, then India will be growing at 10% plus for the next three, four decades.”
In the 1960s, Bihar was a peaceful state that prioritized education
“Bihar in the 1960 was a very, very peaceful state, a very well administered state, and there was a lot of emphasis on education.”
In 1976, Bihar had zero female uniformed police officers
“Go back to 76. There was no woman in a khaki uniform in Bihar. There were a few lady constables who were appointed on compassionate grounds, and they wore sarees, and they do very small jobs in offices and all, and that number was also miniscule.”
Organized kidnapping for ransom surged in Bihar around 1994
“When I became DIG in 94, these kidnappings had just started happening, kidnapping for ransom.”
Prioritizing caste over ability drove Bihar's historical socioeconomic decline
“I think caste became a very big issue later on, that everything became caste oriented. And your caste was more important than your abilities, I think.”
Bihar's severe brain drain fueled its socioeconomic decline
“People started leaving the state, and mostly for education, and anybody and everybody could get out, could afford, they went out to study, and once they went out to study, they never came back.”
Lalu Prasad Yadav was uniquely hands-on at crime scenes as Chief Minister
“Earlier, I had not seen a chief minister arriving at a crime spot, arriving to handle a law and order situation. He was like that. And even giving instructions.”
Bihar police have fallen far behind other Indian states in advancements
“I think we are already pushed back a lot in Bihar. I traveled to other places. What is the kind of stuff which people are doing in other states, the kind of work which women police officers are doing. It is amazing. It is amazing. All kinds of things for prote…”