Bihar Politics & Governance

Bihar shifts certified land-record copies to a digital system

1 January 2026

Bihar replaced the paper-based process for issuing certified copies of land and revenue records with a digital system from 1 January. Digitally signed records, including khatians, land maps and rent receipts, are available through the land-records portal, allowing applicants to seek copies online.

Key Facts

• Digitally signed revenue records are legally valid certified copies, replacing the earlier paper-based verification process.

Women-only pink bus services begin in Nalanda

1 January 2026

Two women-only pink buses began operating in Nalanda on 1 January, serving the Bihar Sharif–Daniawan and Bihar Sharif–Barbigha routes. Women and girls may travel with young children, while male relatives are not permitted; women conductors are deployed and women drivers were still undergoing training.

Key Facts

• The women-only service is designed to provide women and students safer, more convenient public transport.

Patna High Court holds foundation ceremony for infrastructure projects

3 January 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant laid the foundation stones for seven infrastructure projects at the Patna High Court, including alternative dispute resolution facilities, IT and administrative buildings, multi-level parking, a hospital, staff housing and a building for the Advocate General’s office. The event also included the unveiling of the High Court’s electronic annual confidential report system.

Key Facts

• Judicial infrastructure builds institutional capacity to handle population growth, rising caseloads and increasingly complex disputes.
• Digitisation, e-filing and data management can improve court access for poor and remote communities.

Feasibility reports submitted for proposed Gaya Metro network

4 January 2026

Feasibility, mobility-plan and alternative-analysis reports for a proposed Gaya metro network were submitted to the Urban Development Department. The plan outlines a 36-km elevated network with 28 stations across two corridors, linking areas including the airport, Bodh Gaya and Gaya Junction, at an estimated cost of ₹7,828 crore.

Key Facts

• Bodh Gaya is a major Buddhist pilgrimage site, associated with the place where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment.

BSEB declares Bihar STET 2025 results

5 January 2026

The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) declared the results of the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) 2025, with 2,56,301 candidates reported successful out of 4,42,214 who appeared. The test covered eligibility for teaching at secondary and higher-secondary levels. Qualifying makes candidates eligible to apply for teacher recruitment; it does not itself constitute appointment.

Key Facts

• STET qualification permits candidates to apply for BPSC TRE 4.0; it does not itself appoint them as teachers.

Tunnel-boring machine arrives in Patna for proposed museum link

5 January 2026

A tunnel-boring machine brought from Singapore for the planned underground link between Patna Museum and Bihar Museum arrived in Patna. The 1.5-km tunnel is planned with an eight-metre diameter, and excavation from the Bihar Museum side was expected to begin in March 2026.

Key Facts

• The museums’ collections complement each other: Bihar Museum displays artefacts through 1764, while Patna Museum holds later-period artefacts.

Work begins to strengthen 33 kilometres of Bagmati embankment

5 January 2026

Work began on a ₹234-crore project to repair and strengthen 33 km of the Bagmati embankment in Sitamarhi and adjoining areas of Sheohar. The works include reinforcing weak sections and constructing paved roads along the embankment, with the stated aims of improving flood protection and village connectivity.

Key Facts

• The Bagmati has caused widespread flood suffering in Bihar’s Terai and northern districts.

Construction begins on Kothi Weir in Gaya district

6 January 2026

Construction of the Kothi Weir on the Morhar River has begun in Imamganj block of Gaya district. The project is estimated to cost ₹88.12 crore and is expected to irrigate about 2,000 acres across more than two dozen villages; these benefits are projected, not yet realised.

Key Facts

• Local farmers rely on the Morhar River in the rains; it is sustained by mountain runoff.

North Koel irrigation project reported about 40% complete

7 January 2026

Bihar Additional Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit inspected the North Koel irrigation project in Gaya and Aurangabad and directed that the remaining canal and barrage work be completed by June 2026. The project was reported to be about 40% complete; June 2026 is the target, not a completion date.

The project is intended to provide irrigation in drought-prone areas, ...