The plan size for the state was decided in a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.        

"Bihar's performance in the 11th plan was very good. It is a low income state but has a very high growth rate. We have reviewed all the different sectors of the economy. We agreed on an annual size of Rs 34,000 crore for the year 2013-14, that is an increase of about 21.4 per cent," Ahluwalia told reporters after the meeting.