EducationWomen & childEducation Department, Government of Bihar
Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana
मुख्यमंत्री कन्या उत्थान योजना
Financial incentives to girls in Bihar from birth through graduation, to improve girls' education and well-being.
Benefit type
Cash incentive (DBT)
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Timeline
Launched 25-04-2018now
Who can apply
For
Student
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Female
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Cash incentive (DBT)
- Benefit detail
- Graduation incentive ₹50,000 (one-time); intermediate incentive ₹25,000 (first division) or ₹15,000 (second division). Paid by DBT to the Aadhaar-linked account.
- Target beneficiary
- Girls / women students of Bihar.
- Launch date
- 25-04-2018
Status evidence
Active — medhasoft portal shows '2026 Registration Open' for the intermediate and graduation components. Graduation ₹50,000 (one-time, DBT); intermediate ₹25,000 (first division) / ₹15,000 (second division); unmarried at the intermediate stage. 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 ↗