Social welfareWomen & childSocial Welfare Department, Government of Bihar
Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana
मुख्यमंत्री कन्या विवाह योजना
Financial assistance to economically weaker families for a daughter's marriage, and to promote marriage registration.
Benefit type
Cash assistance (DBT)
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
18+ years
Highest education
Any
Who can apply
For
Anyone (no occupation restriction)
Age
18+ years
Highest education
Any
Gender
Female
Social category
All categories
Income
₹60,000
Domicile
Bihar resident
Details
- Benefit type
- Cash assistance (DBT)
- Benefit detail
- One-time ₹5,000 to the bride (by DBT) on a registered marriage where the bride is 18+ (BPL family).
- Target beneficiary
- Daughters of economically weaker families in Bihar.
- Launch date
- —
Status evidence
Active — a live statutory RTPS service on serviceonline.bihar.gov.in (21-day timeline). [Corrected: ₹5,000 one-time, not ₹5,000–₹10,000; paid to the bride by DBT.] Verified 2026-06-19.
Sources:serviceonline.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | — | 20,000Bihar girls assisted |
| 2022-23 | ₹115.86 crBihar disbursed | 2,31,723Bihar girls assisted |
| 2023-24 | — | 1,57,868Bihar girls assisted |
| 2024-25 | — | 65,535Bihar girls assisted |
| 2025-26 | — | 39,435Bihar girls assisted (partial) |
Sources:indianmasterminds.com ↗
Data provenance
Reported · verify
Beneficiaries
Launch year (approx). Cumulative to 2025-26: ~22.72 lakh girls, ₹1,136 cr. [Bihar]
District-wise distribution
District / social-category / gender splits and per-scheme outcomes not published. RTI filed via Bihar RTI Online to the Social Welfare Department on 26 June 2026; awaiting reply.
Demographic breakdown
Category / gender — needs an RTI
Outcomes
Completion / outcomes — needs an RTI
Sources
- Primary source:https://serviceonline.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Application portal:https://serviceonline.bihar.gov.in ↗
- Department:https://state.bihar.gov.in/socialwelfare ↗