What happened
The Comptroller and Auditor General's latest report reveals that Bihar has 62,632 pending Utilization Certificates worth ₹92,132.75 crore — money that was disbursed to state bodies but never accounted for. The top offenders: Panchayati Raj (₹28,154 crore), Education (₹12,623 crore), and Urban Development (₹11,065 crore). For context, this is more than the entire annual GDP of several small nations. The CAG has flagged this pattern repeatedly in previous audits, essentially sending the same strongly-worded letter year after year to the same empty mailbox. Bihar's approach to fiscal accountability has achieved a kind of zen mastery: you cannot be audited for misusing funds if you never acknowledge receiving them in the first place.