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EducationEducation Department, Government of Bihar

Mukhyamantri Balak/Balika Cycle Yojana

मुख्यमंत्री बालक/बालिका साइकिल योजना

A grant to Class 9 students in government secondary schools to buy a bicycle, reducing distance-related dropout.

Benefit type
Cash grant (DBT)
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any

Who can apply

For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Any
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Eligibility
Students (girls and boys) enrolled in Class 9 in a Bihar government secondary school.

Details

Benefit type
Cash grant (DBT)
Benefit detail
₹3,000 transferred to the student's account to purchase a bicycle.
Target beneficiary
Class 9 students in Bihar government schools.
Launch date

Status evidence

Likely active

Likely active — reported running via medhasoft (₹3,000 to Class-9 students for a bicycle; often bundled with the uniform/Poshak grant). First-party medhasoft notification not captured, so not upgraded to active. Verified 2026-06-19.

Last budget year
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)
Public — not yet added
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
Public — not yet added
District-wise distribution
District-wise / category splits and per-scheme outcome figures not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Education 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

Sources