Financial inclusionIndustryIndustries Department, Government of Bihar

Bihar Laghu Udyami Yojana

बिहार लघु उद्यमी योजना

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₹2 lakh capital support to very poor families across all communities to start a small business / self-employment.

Benefit type

Capital subsidy (grant)

For

Self-employed / entrepreneur

Age

18–50 years

Highest education

Any

Who can apply

For

Self-employed / entrepreneur

Age

18–50 years

Highest education

Any

Gender

Any

Social category

All categories

Income

₹72,000

Domicile

Bihar resident

Eligibility

Bihar resident aged 18–50 from a family with monthly income below ₹6,000 (all categories — General/OBC/SC/ST/Minority). Requires a current-year Bihar residence certificate.

Details

Benefit type: Capital subsidy (grant)
Benefit detail: ₹2 lakh as a 100% subsidy (no repayment), released in three installments (25% / 50% / 25%). For families with monthly income below ₹6,000.
Target beneficiary: Very poor families of Bihar (monthly income < ₹6,000).
Launch date: —

Status evidence

Active

Active — hosted on the official udyami.bihar.gov.in portal; FY2025-26 cycle closed 23 Mar 2026 (selection by computerised randomisation), with current beneficiary notices (June 2026). ₹2 lakh 100% grant in three installments to families with monthly income below ₹6,000; all social categories, age 18–50. Verified 2026-06-19.

Sources:udyami.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.

Fiscal year	Funds (₹ cr)	People
2023-24	₹200 crBihar disbursed (1st installment)	40,099Bihar families (1st installment)
2025-26	₹100.53 crBihar disbursed (1st installment)	20,106Bihar beneficiaries (1st installment)

Sources:constructionworld.in ↗patnapress.com ↗

Data provenance

Budget & disbursement

First-installment amount (₹50,000 each). [Bihar]

constructionworld.in ↗

Reported · verify

Beneficiaries

Families paid the first installment (cumulative to Sep 2024). [Bihar]

constructionworld.in ↗

Reported · verify

District-wise distribution

District-wise / social-category / gender splits and outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Industries Department on 25 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://udyami.bihar.gov.in ↗
Application portal:https://udyami.bihar.gov.in ↗
Department:https://industries.bihar.gov.in ↗

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