Social welfareSocial Welfare Department, Government of Bihar

Mukhyamantri Vridhjan Pension Yojana

मुख्यमंत्री वृद्धजन पेंशन योजना

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Monthly social-security pension for elderly residents of Bihar.

Part of: Bihar Social Security Pensions (SSPMIS)

Benefit type

Monthly pension (DBT)

For

Senior citizen

Age

60+ years

Highest education

Any

Who can apply

For

Senior citizen

Age

60+ years

Highest education

Any

Gender

Any

Social category

All categories

Income

No income bar

Domicile

Bihar resident

Eligibility

Permanent resident of Bihar aged 60 or above, not a retired government employee and not receiving any other government/family/social-security pension.

Details

Benefit type: Monthly pension (DBT)
Benefit detail: ₹1,100 per month (raised from ₹400/₹500 in July 2025), paid by DBT on the 10th of each month.
Target beneficiary: Senior citizens (60+) of Bihar.
Launch date: —

Status evidence

Active

Active — Bihar budget line ₹828 cr (2025-26 BE) under Social Welfare (Bihar Budget Documents, PRS analysis). Pension raised from ₹400/₹500 to a flat ₹1,100/month effective July 2025 (~1.09 crore beneficiaries, paid on the 10th by DBT). Verified 2026-06-19.

Sources:sspmis.bihar.gov.in ↗

Last budget year: 2025-26
Last notification: —
Last verified: 19-06-2026 · 8 days ago

Data & impact

Public figures where available; where Bihar publishes nothing, the data request itself is shown. Every number is sourced — none are estimated.

Fiscal year	Funds (₹ cr)	People
2025-26	—	1,09,69,255All Bihar social-security pensions (combined)

Sources:oneindia.com ↗

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement

From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)

Public — not yet added

Beneficiaries

COMBINED old-age + widow + disability total (~1.09 cr); not split per scheme. [scope: Bihar]

oneindia.com ↗

Reported · verify

District-wise distribution

District / social-category / gender splits and per-scheme outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Social Welfare Department on 26 June 2026; awaiting reply.

RTI filed · awaiting

Demographic breakdown

Category / gender — needs an RTI

RTI needed

Outcomes

Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI

RTI needed

Fiscal year	Allocated (BE)	Revised (RE)	Source
2025-26	828	—	prsindia.org ↗

Sources

Primary source:https://www.sspmis.bihar.gov.in ↗
Application portal:https://www.sspmis.bihar.gov.in ↗
Department:https://state.bihar.gov.in/socialwelfare ↗

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