A politician and businessman from Bihar Sri Shailendra Pratap Singh have given his ideas on Bihar’s development. According to him, Bihar must set up a migration commission to manage workers who migrate to other states for work. The current Covid-19 outbreak has highlighted the miseries of migrant workers, hundreds of whom had to walk to their native places from their place of work due to lack of resources amid lockdown. Bihar received some 7 lakhs migrants. So the government must create opportunities for these workers so that their energy and skills can be channelized for the progress of Bihar. These workers must also be provided with training, social security, employment, and loan facilities.

Another major concern is the problem of brain drain in Bihar. There is no dearth of talent in the state.  In fact, at present largest number of civil servants are produced from Bihar and also many Bihari professionals and students are seen across the country and even in other countries like Canada, Dubai, Malaysia, etc. excelling in their fields. But why not providing them the platform in their own state to showcase their talent and achieve success instead of migrating to other states. Such steps must be taken by the government so as from the minds of young talents the sense of insecurity and skepticism is replaced by the world of opportunities and achievements. The youth of the state must be provided with the new opportunities to begin their own new ventures and startups rather than switching to other cities. Bihar has suffered a lot due to brain drain in the search of employment and good quality of education but it should no longer exist. And to achieve this goal economic growth in the state of Bihar is of prime importance.

For the development of Bihar in its true sense, it is important to recognize the immense economic challenges that are faced by the state. Bihar is overwhelmingly rural (about 90%) and greatly dependent on agriculture. It is one of the strongest agricultural states in India with about 77% of its population engaged in this sector. Major crops grown in Bihar are rice, gram, wheat, sugarcane, potato, mangoes, and other fruits and vegetables. However, the major industry of Bihar,  the agricultural industry is plagued with a number of constraints and problems. Despite having the most fertile land in India why Bihar has to face the following challenges.