Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation

Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
Official logo of BUIDCO
Agency overview
Formed16 June 2009
JurisdictionGovernment of Bihar
HeadquartersWest Boring Canal Road, Rajapul, Patna, 800001
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Santosh Kumar Mall, IAS, Principal Secretary, UDHD
  • Dharmendra Singh, IAS, Managing Director, BUIDCO
  • Vivek Kumar Singh, IAS, Chairman, Development Commissioner
Websitebuidco.in
buidco.bih.nic.in
urban.bih.nic.in

Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (Hindi: बिहार शहरी आधारभूत संरचना विकास निगम लिमिटेड), commonly abbreviated as BUIDCO, is the urban planning agency of the state of Bihar in India, that is responsible for the infrastructure development of the state. BUDICO was set up on 16 June 2009 under the company's Act 1956 (Act 1 of 1956)[1] Government of Bihar as an apex body for planning and co-ordination of development activities in the state.[2][3] It is headquartered in West Boring canal road, Raja Pul, Patna.

BUIDCO is also a nodal executing agency of the Government of Bihar for implementing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, National Ganga River Basin Authority, Asian Development Bank and World Bank funded urban projects.[4]

The Buidco is governed by board of directors and is chaired by the chairman and managing director of the agency. Duda and Buda are merged in Buidco on 1 Dec 2018.[5]

  1. ^ "Introduction & Objectives". buidco.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ Sayantanee Choudhury,TNN (9 September 2014). "Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation, PMC to prepare Ganga ghats for Chhath". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ Sengupta, Joy (12 July 2014). "Project fence shock dilutes water dream". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ Piyush Kumar Tripathi (15 November 2014). "BUIDCo record signals light delay". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Organizational Chart". buidco.in. Retrieved 14 February 2015.