Patna, 27 February (ABN) The proceedings of the Bihar Assembly's budget session were adjourned sine die on Friday. Bihar Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar announced the adjournment of the House proceedings for an indefinite period after the lunch break. The session, which began on 02 February and continued until 27 February 2026, saw a total of 18 sittings.

Before adjourning the House proceedings, Speaker Prem Kumar, in his concluding address, said that Bihar has been an agricultural and resource-rich land. We need to do much more for farmers and youths so that the dream of a developed India can be fulfilled through a developed Bihar.

The Assembly Speaker said that the session began on the first day, 02 February, with the address of Arif Mohammed Khan in the Central Hall. Subsequently, the details of the bills passed by both Houses of the Bihar Legislature and approved by the Governor were tabled in the House by the Assembly Secretary, which were received after the conclusion of the first session of the 18th Bihar Assembly. On the same day, the Minister in-charge also tabled a copy of the Economic Survey for the financial year 2025-26 in the House.

During the session, condolences were offered and tributes paid to four public leaders who passed away. Speaker Prem Kumar said that on 03 February 2026, the Minister in-charge, Department of Finance, presented the budget speech while tabling the estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026-27 in the House. He informed that a discussion was held on 03 and 05 February 2026 on the thanksgiving motion moved by Sanjay Saraogi, a member of the Assembly, on the Governor's address, and on 05 February, the Chief Minister gave a detailed reply, after which the thanksgiving motion was adopted.

The Assembly Speaker further said that on 06 and 09 February 2026, a general discussion was held on the estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026-27, and on 09 February 2026, the Minister in-charge, Department of Finance, gave a detailed reply. On the same day, the Minister in-charge also tabled the details of the third supplementary demand for grants for the financial year 2025-26 in the House.

Mr. Kumar said that a total of 12 bills were passed, including the Bihar Appropriation Bill, 2026, the Bihar Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Technical Services Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Municipality (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Civil Court Bill, 2026, the Bihar Secretariat Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Microfinance Institutions (Lending and Recovery of Dues) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Private Professional Educational Institutions (Admission Regulation and Fee Fixation) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Advocates Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2026, the Bihar Public Trust (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and the Bihar State Madrasa Education Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar informed that a total of 4190 questions were received during the session, out of which 3783 questions were admitted. Of the admitted 3783 questions, 132 were short notice questions, of which 125 received replies. Similarly, 2825 star questions were admitted, of which 2656 received replies. He said that due to the government's sensitivity, almost all departments provided 100% replies to the questions.

Mr. Kumar said that during the session, a total of 388 attention-drawing notices were received, out of which 36 were admitted for statements, 334 were sent to the concerned departments for written replies, and 18 were rejected. The Assembly Speaker said that during the session, a total of 779 petitions were received, out of which 765 were admitted and 14 were rejected. Similarly, a total of 569 requests were received, out of which 532 were admitted and 37 were rejected. He informed that during the session, discussions were held in the House on the information of a total of 282 non-governmental resolutions.

Mr. Kumar said that during the session, members raised several public interest issues through zero hour. In addition, reports of various departments, rules and regulations, notifications, and reports of various committees of the Bihar Assembly were tabled in the House.

The Assembly Speaker thanked the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Ministers, Ministers, Leader of the Opposition, and other party leaders, the government and the opposition, the Assembly Secretariat officials and employees, the police force, as well as the media for their cooperation in the proceedings of the session. He said that the meaningful discussion, constructive suggestions, and participation of all in public interest issues during the session were fruitful.

He further said that considering the active participation of the members and with the aim of encouraging it, the tradition of the Best Legislator Award will also be started in the Bihar Assembly. For this, a committee will be formed, which will review and make recommendations, and based on these recommendations, this award will be given starting from the next budget session.

Finally, he congratulated everyone on Holi, saying that this festival of colors should bring new energy, harmony, and social unity to everyone's life.

Mr. Kumar said that on 11 February 2026, a discussion was initiated on the demand for grants of the Social Welfare Department included in the third supplementary expenditure statement for the financial year 2025-26, and after the government's reply, the demand was adopted, while the remaining demands were passed through the guillotine procedure. Subsequently, the related appropriation bill was also passed.

Assembly Speaker Prem Kumar said that demands for eight grants related to the estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026-27 were passed after discussion in the House, while the demands for the remaining grants included in the estimate of revenue and expenditure were passed through the guillotine procedure on 20 February 2026.

Mr. Kumar informed that on 23 February 2026, the Bihar Appropriation (No. 2) Bill, 2026, related to the estimate of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2026-27, was introduced and passed by the House. He said that on 25 February 2026, the Minister in-charge, Department of Finance, tabled a copy each of the outcome budget, child welfare budget, gender budget, green budget, and the performance report for the financial year 2024-25 in the House.

The Assembly Speaker further said that on 26 February 2026, the Minister in-charge, Department of Finance, tabled the "Action Taken and Compliance Audit - Civil and Commercial" reports for the financial years 2022-23 and 2023-24, and the financial accounts and appropriation accounts for the financial year 2024-25, received from the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, under Article 151(2) of the Constitution of India. Along with this, the proposal to consider these reports through the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Public Undertakings of the Bihar Assembly and to make them available for sale to the public was also adopted by the House.