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
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 — 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 year | Funds (₹ cr) | People |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | ₹3,136.95 crNRLM Annual Action Plan | — |
| 2025-26 | — | 1,35,00,000Bihar women mobilised (in SHGs) |
Sources:brlps.in ↗yourstory.com ↗
Data provenance
Published
Reported · verify
District-wise distribution
Per-district mobilisation is published on brlps.in (e.g. Begusarai ~3.32 lakh households). [Bihar]
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
₹57,186 cr cumulative credit to SHGs. Structure: 11.0 lakh SHGs, 73,515 VOs, 1,684 CLFs (Jun 2025). [Bihar]
Sources
- Primary source:https://brlps.in ↗
- Application portal:https://brlps.in ↗
- Department:https://rdd.bihar.gov.in ↗