On September 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Bihar's Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana at 11 AM via video conferencing. The scheme, an initiative of the Government of Bihar, aims to promote women's empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities by providing financial assistance to one woman from each family in the state. The PM will directly transfer Rs. 10,000 to each of the 75 lakh women across Bihar, totaling Rs. 7,500 crore, with scope for additional financial support up to Rs. 2 lakh subsequently via Direct Benefit Transfer. Assistance can be utilized in agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts, tailoring, weaving, and other small-scale enterprises. The scheme will be community-driven, with Self Help Groups providing training, and the development of Gramin Haat-Bazaars to support sales. The launch will feature a statewide program with over 1 crore women witnessing it. Release ID: 2171342. Posted on 25 SEP 2025 6:44PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana: Scheme by Bihar Government aimed at promoting women's empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities via financial assistance.
Bihar: The state where the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana is being implemented.
Direct Benefit Transfer: The mechanism used to transfer the initial grant of Rs. 10,000 to beneficiaries under the scheme.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to Launch Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar
Yojana on September 26
Scheme aims to promote women’s empowerment
through self-employment and livelihood opportunities
Financial assistance to be provided to one woman
from each family in the state under the scheme
PM to directly transfer Rs. 7500 crore to 75 lakh
women across Bihar
Along with initial transfer of Rs. 10,000 each, scope
of additional financial support of up to Rs. 2 lakh
subsequently
Posted On: 25 SEP 2025 6:44PM by PIB Delhi
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana on September
26 at 11 AM via video conferencing. During the programme, Prime Minister will also directly transfer Rs.
10,000 each into the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across Bihar, totaling Rs. 7,500 crore.
The scheme, an initiative of the Government of Bihar, is aimed at making women Aatmanirbhar and
promoting women’s empowerment through self-employment and livelihood opportunities. It will provide
financial assistance to one woman from each family in the state, enabling them to start employment or
livelihood activities of their choice, thereby fostering economic independence and social empowerment.
Under the scheme, each beneficiary will receive an initial grant of Rs. 10,000 via Direct Benefit Transfer,
with the possibility of additional financial support of up to Rs. 2 lakh in subsequent phases. The assistance can
be utilized in areas of the choice of the beneficiary including agriculture, animal husbandry, handicrafts,
tailoring, weaving, and other small-scale enterprises.
The scheme will be community driven in which, along with financial support, community resource persons
connected to Self Help Groups will provide training to support their endeavour. To support the sale of their
produce, Gramin Haat-Bazaars will be further developed in the State.The launch of the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana will feature a statewide program across multiple
administrative levels in the State —district, block, cluster, and village—with over 1 crore women witnessing
the programme.
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(Release ID: 2171342)