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The Bihar government has for the first time introduced a 100-point performance assessment index to rank banks operating in the state, a senior official said on Saturday.

IDFC FIRST Bank currently tops the list with 74 points, Development Commissioner Mihir Kumar Singh said.

“Banks have been classified into three zones based on their score. The Green Zone, indicating excellent performance, includes 11 banks scoring 50 or above, while seven banks fall in the Yellow Zone and several others in the Red Zone. The Red Zone includes leading public sector banks,” a statement issued by the state’s Finance Department said.

Bihar has set an annual credit plan target of ₹4.95 lakh crore for the 2026-27 fiscal. As of September 30, banks disbursed ₹1.89 lakh crore, achieving 38.25 per cent of the target, officials said.

The figure was ₹46,228.29 crore higher than that of the corresponding period last year.

“The Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector recorded 52.68 per cent achievement, with credit disbursement of ₹84,091.21 crore against a target of ₹1.59 lakh crore. Agriculture credit disbursement stood at ₹43,967.17 crore, or 28 per cent of the target,” the release said.

At a high-level review meeting here, Singh directed banks to work in mission mode to achieve their annual credit plan targets, stressing that deposits mobilised in Bihar must be reinvested in the state's development.

Senior officials of the Finance Department, the State Level Bankers' Committee, public and private sector banks, were among those who were part of the meeting.

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