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Women & childFinancial inclusionEmploymentRural Development Department, Government of Bihar

JEEViKA (Bihar Rural Livelihoods) SHG Support

जीविका (बिहार ग्रामीण आजीविका) स्वयं सहायता समूह सहायता

Organise rural poor women into Self-Help Groups with revolving funds, bank credit and livelihoods support.

Benefit type
Revolving fund + credit linkage
For
SHG / Jeevika member
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any

Who can apply

For
SHG / Jeevika member
Age
Any age
Highest education
Any
Gender
Female
Social category
All categories
Income
No income bar
Domicile
Bihar resident
Eligibility
Rural women of Bihar who join a Jeevika SHG.

Details

Benefit type
Revolving fund + credit linkage
Benefit detail
SHG support: one-time revolving fund + initial capitalisation / community investment fund grants, bank credit linkage, and capacity-building/training (amounts vary by stage).
Target beneficiary
Rural poor women (SHG members).
Launch date

Status evidence

Active

Active — BRLPS/JEEViKA official portal live; FY2024-25 Annual Action Plan & Budget published; also the delivery rail for the 2025 Mahila Rojgar Yojana. Verified 2026-06-19.

Sources:brlps.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 yearFunds (₹ cr)People
2024-25
₹3,136.95 crNRLM Annual Action Plan
2025-26
1,35,00,000Bihar women mobilised (in SHGs)

Sources:brlps.inyourstory.com

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement
BRLPS/JEEViKA NRLM Annual Action Plan budget, FY2024-25. [Bihar]
Published
Beneficiaries
~1.35 cr women across ~10.6 lakh SHGs. [scope: Bihar]
Reported · verify
District-wise distribution
Per-district mobilisation is published on brlps.in (e.g. Begusarai ~3.32 lakh households). [Bihar]
Published
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
RTI needed
Outcomes
₹57,186 cr cumulative credit to SHGs. Structure: 11.0 lakh SHGs, 73,515 VOs, 1,684 CLFs (Jun 2025). [Bihar]
Published

Sources