Reports IndicesFriday, 24 July 2026·The Hindu - National
CAG flags ₹92,132.75 crore pending utilisation certificates in Bihar; budget spending and MGNREGA gaps exposed
The CAG’s 2024-25 Bihar report, tabled on July 23, 2026, flagged 62,632 pending utilisation certificates worth ₹92,132.75 crore and major budgetary and MGNREGA lapses.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In July 2026, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled its Bihar report for 2024-25 in the State Assembly, stating that 62,632 utilisation certificates worth ₹92,132.75 crore were pending as on March 31, 2025.
Key specifics
- Top five departments with the highest pending UCs: Health, Rural Development, Urban Development, Education and Panchayati Raj.
- Bihar’s total budget for 2024-25 was ₹3,64,518.87 crore, but actual expenditure was ₹2,87,178.49 crore, or 78.78%.
- The report said savings of ₹77,340.38 crore were recorded, but only ₹10,388.35 crore, or 13.43%, was surrendered.
- Under MGNREGA, 6,086 posts out of 13,798 sanctioned posts were vacant, including up to 80% vacancy for computer operators.
- The report noted delays of up to 167 days and 246 days in transferring Central and State shares to the SNA for Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
Exam lens
Question type: CAG report and budgetary management, utilisation certificate, MGNREGA vacancies, CSS fund transfer delays. TNPSC may ask which department had the highest pending UCs or what percentage of Bihar’s 2024-25 budget was spent.