District-Wise CSR in Bihar: Two Districts Take a Third
Patna and Muzaffarpur received 35% of Bihar's CSR in FY 2023-24, while 12 districts received under ₹1 crore each. A district-by-district look at the gaps.
Bihar's CSR is not only small. It is also highly concentrated. Official MCA data for FY 2023-24 shows how unevenly the money is spread across the state's 38 districts.
The top of the list
| District | CSR FY 2023-24 |
|---|---|
| Muzaffarpur | ₹52.00 Cr |
| Patna | ₹38.72 Cr |
| Begusarai | ₹20.09 Cr |
| Bhojpur | ₹19.31 Cr |
| Gaya | ₹13.51 Cr |
| Bhagalpur | ₹12.86 Cr |
Source: MCA, Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question 1010 (9 December 2025). ₹16.41 Cr was not attributed to a single district.
Muzaffarpur and Patna together received about 35% of the state's CSR.
The long tail
Twelve districts received less than ₹1 crore each in FY 2023-24. Arwal and Sheikhpura received nothing that year, and Arwal shows no recorded CSR in any of the four years from FY 2020-21. Lakhisarai (₹0.06 crore), Kaimur (₹0.10 crore), Banka (₹0.15 crore) and Sheohar (₹0.15 crore) received almost nothing.
The flood belt is left out
The seven Kosi and Seemanchal districts (Araria, Katihar, Kishanganj, Purnia, Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura) received just ₹8.92 crore combined. That is about 3.4% of Bihar's CSR for roughly 16% of its people, in some of its most flood-prone areas.
Volatility
District figures swing sharply from year to year. Kishanganj received ₹38.36 crore in FY 2022-23 but ₹0.70 crore the year after. Pashchim Champaran fell from ₹39.73 crore in FY 2021-22 to ₹1.36 crore. Single large projects, rather than sustained programmes, explain most of these swings.
What this means for CSR planners
For a company looking for impact, the least-served districts offer the greatest opportunity. A ₹2 crore programme would make a company the single largest CSR investor in 16 of Bihar's 38 districts, based on FY 2023-24 figures. Download the Bihar CSR Outlook Report 2026 for the full 38-district data.
