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 The MSME Paradox: Bihar Has India’s Highest Density of Micro-Enterprises and Its Lowest Rate of Formal Credit Access
admin May 19, 2026 Bihar Discourse

The MSME Paradox: Bihar Has India’s Highest Density of Micro-Enterprises and Its Lowest Rate of Formal Credit Access

Bihar has more micro-entrepreneurs per square kilometre than most Indian states. It also has one of the lowest formal credit-to-GDP ratios in Asia. That is not poverty. That is an unserved market. Let me tell you about Ramesh Prasad. He…
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 The $4 Billion Question: Why Bihar’s Remittances Don’t Build Bihar
admin May 11, 2026 Bihar Discourse

The $4 Billion Question: Why Bihar’s Remittances Don’t Build Bihar

A GTRi Policy Perspective 1. The Paradox Every year, Biharis abroad send home ₹1,00,000 crore. Enough to build a new Patna every two years. Yet our villages still lack bank branches. Let that sit. We are talking about one of…
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