HousingSocial welfareRevenue & Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar
Bihar Vaas Bhoomi Yojana
बिहार वास भूमि योजना
Free homestead land to landless rural poor families (priority to Mahadalit/SC/ST).
Benefit type
Homestead land title
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
SC, ST
Income
BPL card required
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Homestead land title
- Benefit detail
- Free homestead plot of up to 5 decimal (basgeet parcha) to a landless family; where no government land is available, ₹1 lakh cash to buy a plot.
- Target beneficiary
- Landless rural BPL families.
- Launch date
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Status evidence
Active — live campaign 'Abhiyan Basera-2' (15–21 Jun 2026) allotting plots; the cash-purchase assistance was raised from ₹60,000 to ₹1 lakh (Prabhat Khabar, Jun 2026). Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:state.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Last budget year
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- 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.
Data provenance
Budget & disbursement
From budget.bihar.gov.in (public — to extract)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
District-wise distribution
District-wise and social-category/gender splits not published for this scheme. RTI drafted — see docs/rti/bihar-state-departments.md. Mine public sources first; file for the unpublished splits.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://state.bihar.gov.in/lrc ↗
- Application portal:https://state.bihar.gov.in/lrc/ ↗
- Department:https://state.bihar.gov.in/lrc ↗