Archive · 26 Dec 2025
Bihar's Dushazaari Scheme Sees 23 Lakh Applicants
The Bihar government has received over 23 lakh applications for a scheme called 'dushazaari' in just over a month.
This scheme helps women start their own businesses.
The total number of applications now is 1.8 crore, with 1.44 crore women already having received money before the elections.
The scheme gives women up to Rs 2.10 lakh to start businesses like poultry, fisheries, or other small ventures.
The government has been very busy with all the applications and is now checking how the women are using the money.
The scheme is not for women who pay taxes or have tax-paying husbands.
The government expects about 2 crore women to participate, which is almost all the families in Bihar except those who pay taxes or work for the government.
Bihar's 'dushazaari' scheme received over 23 lakh applications in a month, totaling 1.8 crore applications.
The scheme provides financial assistance up to Rs 2.10 lakh for women entrepreneurs.
18 lakh applications came from urban areas, including 5 lakh in the last month.
The scheme is routed through self-help groups (SHGs) known as Jeevika.
The government expects around 2 crore women to participate, excluding taxpayers and government servants.
- Who
- Women entrepreneurs in Bihar
- What
- Application for Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana (Dushazaari scheme)
- When
- Within a month of extension, deadline now December 31
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- To provide financial assistance for women entrepreneurship
- Total Applications
- 1.8 crore
- New Applications
- 23 lakh
- Urban Applications
- 18 lakh
- Initial Amount Given
- Rs 10,000
- Maximum Assistance
- Rs 2.10 lakh
- Scheme Deadline
- December 31
- Target Women
- 2 crore
- Excluded Groups
- Taxpayers, government servants