IN: Bihar DPL

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The objective of the India First Bihar Development Policy Loan (Bihar DPL-1) is to support the implementation o f critical fiscal, governance, administrative and service delivery reforms needed to boost economic growth and achieve faster poverty reduction over the medium-term, which are also the themes of Bihar's Eleventh Plan. The priority areas of the operation are in broad correspondence with the three pillar's of the GOB'S reform program which are to: (i) improve fiscal, financial management and governance reforms, allowing stepped up and more effective public investment and services; (ii) raise economic growth through reforms in the agriculture sector, increasing connectivity and creating an enabling environment for the private sector to spur development; and (iii) improve public service delivery in key social services such as education and strengthen anti-poverty programs and social welfare services for the most vulnerable groups.