PM Modi launches Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, aimed at empowering women in Bihar. Through this initiative, ₹10,000 will be transferred to each of the 75 lakh women using Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), totaling a whopping ₹7,500 crore. This makes it one of the largest DBT programs focused on women in the country. During a video conference to announce the launch, PM Modi emphasized that this scheme is designed to enhance women’s self-employment opportunities and contribute to the Central Government’s ambitious goal of creating 3 crore Lakhpati Didis across India.

PM Modi said while this process was going on he had two thoughts. First, he remarked that today marks a truly significant milestone for the women and daughters of Bihar. When a woman engages in employment or self-employment, her dreams gain new wings and her respect in society grows. Second, the Prime Minister highlighted that had the government not resolved to launch the Jan Dhan Yojana eleven years ago, had over 30 crore women not opened bank accounts under the scheme, and had these accounts not been linked to mobile phones and Aadhaar, it would not have been possible to transfer such funds directly into their bank accounts today. He emphasized that without this infrastructure, the money would have been lost in transit, resulting in grave injustice to the beneficiaries.

Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana Overview

The Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana is an initiative by the Government of Bihar, aimed at promoting self-employment and livelihood generation among women. Key features include,

– An initial support of ₹10,000 Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to one woman per household

– Additional financial help of up to ₹2 lakh, depending on the success of the enterprise

– Focus areas include grocery, tailoring, livestock, handicrafts, and more

– Access to training and guidance through over 11 lakh Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in Bihar

– Sales support through the expansion of Gramin Haat-Bazaars

Highlighting that the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana has further strengthened the Central Government’s Lakhpati Didi campaign, Shri Modi underlined that the Central Government has set a target of creating 3 crore Lakhpati Didis across the country, and over 2 crore women have already achieved this milestone. Their hard work has transformed villages and reshaped society. The Prime Minister noted that in Bihar too, lakhs of women have become Lakhpati Didis. He remarked that with the way governments at Union and State are advancing this initiative, the day is not far when Bihar will have the highest number of Lakhpati Didis in the country.