EmploymentWomen & childFinancial inclusionRural Development Department, Government of Bihar

Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana

मुख्यमंत्री महिला रोज़गार योजना

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Stipend, micro-enterprise support and skilling for women to start livelihoods.

Benefit type

Stipend + enterprise support

For

Self-employed / entrepreneur, SHG / Jeevika member

Age

Any age

Highest education

Any

Who can apply

For

Self-employed / entrepreneur, SHG / Jeevika member

Age

Any age

Highest education

Any

Gender

Female

Social category

All categories

Income

No income bar

Domicile

Bihar resident

Eligibility

Women of Bihar (priority to SHG/Jeevika members); details to verify at source.

Details

Benefit type: Stipend + enterprise support
Benefit detail: One-time ₹10,000 startup grant per woman (DBT), plus an optional top-up of up to ₹2 lakh for ventures showing progress after ~6 months. Delivered via the JEEViKA / SHG network.
Target beneficiary: Women of Bihar.
Launch date: —

Status evidence

Active

Active — launched 26 Sept 2025 (₹7,500 cr scheme): a ONE-TIME ₹10,000 grant per woman by DBT, with an optional second-stage top-up up to ₹2 lakh for viable ventures after ~6 months. Delivered through JEEViKA / urban SHGs (Rural Development Dept); 1.1+ crore women selected (₹10,000 to 21 lakh more on 6 Oct 2025). [Corrected: was stored as a ₹10,000/month stipend — it is a one-time grant.] Verified 2026-06-19.

Sources:pmindia.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.

Fiscal year	Funds (₹ cr)	People
2025-26	₹7,500 crBihar disbursed (launch)	75,00,000Bihar women (launch transfer)

Sources:ddnews.gov.in ↗pmindia.gov.in ↗

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement

[scope: Bihar]

ddnews.gov.in ↗

Published

Beneficiaries

₹10,000 each to 75 lakh women at launch; 1.1 cr+ selected overall. [scope: Bihar]

pmindia.gov.in ↗

Published

District-wise distribution

District / social-category splits, SHG/JEEViKA linkage and outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Rural Development Department (BRLPS/JEEViKA) 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

Primary source:https://industries.bihar.gov.in ↗
Application portal:https://brlps.in ↗
Department:https://rdd.bihar.gov.in ↗

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