CSR in Bihar: Where the Money Goes (FY 2020-21 to FY 2023-24)
Official MCA data shows CSR in Bihar nearly tripled to ₹260.53 crore in four years, yet the state still receives about 1% of India's state-attributed CSR.
How much CSR money reaches Bihar? Official data from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, reported to Parliament in December 2025, gives a clear answer.
CSR in Bihar has nearly tripled
| Financial year | CSR spent in Bihar | PSU | Non-PSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2020-21 | ₹89.89 Cr | ₹7.51 Cr | ₹82.38 Cr |
| FY 2021-22 | ₹178.97 Cr | ₹56.48 Cr | ₹122.50 Cr |
| FY 2022-23 | ₹241.41 Cr | ₹110.29 Cr | ₹131.12 Cr |
| FY 2023-24 | ₹260.53 Cr | ₹91.13 Cr | ₹169.40 Cr |
Source: MCA, Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 1010, 9 December 2025.
Across these four years, ₹770.80 crore of CSR was spent in Bihar. Private companies gave 65% of the FY 2023-24 total.
But growth is slowing
Spending almost doubled in FY 2021-22, but grew only about 8% in FY 2023-24. PSU spending actually fell, from ₹110.29 crore to ₹91.13 crore.
Bihar's share is still tiny
In FY 2023-24, ₹26,947 crore of India's CSR could be traced to a specific state. Bihar received about 1% of that, yet it is home to about 8.6% of India's population. That works out to roughly ₹25 of CSR per resident, against about ₹540 in Maharashtra and a national average of about ₹223 (using Census 2011 population).
Why this matters
Bihar faces some of India's deepest development challenges: high child stunting, the lowest literacy rate of any state, and severe flood risk across much of the north. The places where CSR could do the most good are receiving the least of it.
Read the full analysis
Our Bihar CSR Outlook Report 2026 breaks this down district by district and sets out seven ready-to-fund programmes. See also why Bihar receives so little CSR and district-wise CSR in Bihar.
