Social welfareEnergy Department, Government of Bihar
Bihar Har Ghar Bijli Yojana
बिहार हर घर बिजली योजना
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Free electricity connection to every un-electrified household in Bihar.
Benefit type
Electricity connection
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
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Electricity connection
- Benefit detail
- Free new domestic electricity connection (the portal stays open for unconnected households). Bihar also gives 125 free units/month to domestic consumers from Aug 2025.
- Target beneficiary
- Un-electrified households of Bihar.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Likely active — universal household electrification was achieved Oct 2018 (a saturation scheme); BSPHCL's portal stays open for new/missed households. A separate 125-free-units/month benefit began Aug 2025. Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:hargharbijli.bsphcl.co.in ↗
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- —
- Last verified
- 19-06-2026 · 1 mo 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, connection & outcome figures are not published. RTI filed via the Jankari portal to the Energy Department on 30 June 2026; transferred under RTI Act §6(3) to NBPDCL and SBPDCL on 2 July 2026 — reply awaited.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://energy.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://hargharbijli.bsphcl.co.in ↗
- Department:https://energy.bihar.gov.in ↗