EducationEducation Department, Government of Bihar
Mukhyamantri Balak/Balika Cycle Yojana
मुख्यमंत्री बालक/बालिका साइकिल योजना
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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
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 — 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.
Sources:medhasoft.bihar.gov.in ↗
- 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)
Beneficiaries
From department reports / portal
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.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://medhasoft.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://medhasoft.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://education.bihar.gov.in ↗