Housing Accommodation for Women Government Employees (near place of posting)
महिला सरकारी कर्मियों हेतु आवास सुविधा (पदस्थापन स्थल के निकट)
Provide safe, affordable rental accommodation to women state-government employees at or near their place of posting — especially those serving in rural and block-level offices — to improve their safety and convenience. Where government quarters are unavailable, the state leases private housing for them.
Who can apply
Details
- Benefit type
- Leased rental accommodation (in lieu of HRA)
- Benefit detail
- Rent-free or government-leased private accommodation near the employee's posting, arranged by a district-level committee chaired by the District Magistrate, which identifies suitable buildings (with electricity, water, sanitation and structural safety) and executes lease agreements with landlords; the Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) finalises the rent and handles grievances. Rollout is phased — beginning at district and divisional headquarters before expanding. Specific rent ceilings have not been published.
- Target beneficiary
- Women employees of the Bihar state government, especially those in rural/block-level postings.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Likely active — approved by the Bihar Cabinet on 10 June 2025 (chaired by CM Nitish Kumar) to provide accommodation near posting for ~4 lakh women government employees. As of verification the scheme is in early rollout: implementing departments are to begin formalities, district committees and landlord expressions-of-interest are the delivery mechanism, and no application portal, budget line, or formal operating guidelines have been published yet. No official government notification/PDF located — sourced from news coverage of the cabinet decision; replace source_url with the official notification when available. Verified 2026-06-25.
- Last budget year
- —
- Last notification
- 10-06-2025
- Last verified
- 25-06-2026 · 2 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 | — | 4,00,000Women employees targeted (announced at cabinet approval) |
Sources:hrkatha.com ↗