Bihar announces OTS scheme for brick kilns, waives ₹90 crore interest on outstanding dues

Bihar government on Friday (September 18, 2026) came out with a One-Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for the settlement of outstanding dues of brick kilns for brick kiln season 2024-25.

Under the scheme, brick kiln owners will have to deposit outstanding principal dues, while the interest component, which had accumulated on their earlier dues, will be waived off by the State government, Mr. Kumar told reporters at his official chamber at Vikas Bhawan.

He added that brick kiln owners owe a total of ₹316.66 crore, comprising ₹226.40 crore in outstanding royalty and ₹90.26 crore in interest.

Out of ₹316.66 crore outstanding dues, only ₹27.28 crore has been recovered by the District Mining Officers concerned through certificate proceedings/FIRs, thus leaving ₹289.38 crore as outstanding amount that includes ₹203 crore as principal amount while ₹85 crore as interest component.