Bihar removes 1% VAT on jet fuel under UDAN 6.0

Bihar government removed the 1% VAT on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) at airports under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) - Modified UDAN 6.0. The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary in Patna.

The cabinet also approved the Bihar Green Hydrogen Policy, 2026. It gave its nod to a proposal to establish solar power plants with a total capacity of 2585 megawatts (MW) to solarise 2554 agricultural feeders. The grant for this will be Rs 1.05 crore per MW, with an estimated total expenditure of Rs 2,762 crore.

Another approval was for the Mukhyamantri Haemophilia Yojana. Under this scheme, Rs 26.34 crore will be spent from the chief minister's medical assistance fund in the first year to cover the cost of proprietary medicine Emicizumab for haemophilic patients.