Women &amp; Social Welfare Schemes 2026

Mukhyamantri Samuhik Vivah Yojana

मुख्यमंत्री सामूहिक विवाह योजना

₹1 lakh per couple for mass marriages

UP's mass marriage scheme organizes group weddings where each couple receives ₹1 lakh: ₹60,000 deposited directly in the bride's bank account and ₹40,000 worth of gifts/items for the couple. The state bears the wedding ceremony costs — helping poor families marry off daughters with dignity.

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Jeevika (BRLP)

जीविका (बिहार)

Rural women SHGs for livelihood and finance

Jeevika (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society) organizes poor rural women into Self Help Groups (SHGs) of 10–15 members, providing revolving funds, bank credit linkage, skill training, and livelihood support. One of India's largest rural women's mobilization programs — 1 crore+ women in lakhs of SHGs.

Kanya Suraksha Yojana

कन्या सुरक्षा योजना

₹2,000 FD for girl child (BPL)

Kanya Suraksha Yojana (KSY) gives ₹2,000 to BPL families on the birth of a girl child, invested as a fixed deposit in the girl's name — maturing to a larger amount for her education/marriage at 18. Encourages girl child birth registration and fights female foeticide.

Mukhyamantri Balika Protsahan

मुख्यमंत्री बालिका प्रोत्साहन योजना

₹10,000 for girls passing Class 12

Mukhyamantri Balika Protsahan Yojana encourages education of girl students by giving cash grants to girls passing Class 9 and 12 from government schools — reducing dropout and early marriage, with amounts credited via DBT to the girl's/mother's account.

Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Yojana

मुख्यमंत्री नारी शक्ति योजना

₹10,000 grant for women entrepreneurs

Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Yojana is Bihar's umbrella women empowerment scheme — combining economic support, skill training, and safety measures for women. It promotes women's self-employment, provides interest-free loans for women entrepreneurs, and strengthens support systems like One Stop Centres and women helplines across the state.

PM Garib Kalyan Yojana

पीएम गरीब कल्याण योजना

Free food grains for NFSA families

PMGKAY provides FREE food grains every month to NFSA (National Food Security Act) beneficiaries — 5 kg per person per month free (on top of subsidized NFSA entitlements merged into it). Extended till Dec 2028; ration without cost for ~80 crore Indians.

National Social Assistance

राष्ट्रीय सामाजिक सहायता कार्यक्रम

Old-age, widow and disability pensions

NSAP delivers social pensions to the poor: old-age pension (Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension — ₹200/month for 60–79, ₹500 for 80+), widow pension (IGNWPS), and disability pension (IGNDPS), plus Annapurna food grains. Central assistance is topped up by states, so actual amounts are higher in most states.

PM Matru Vandana Yojana

पीएम मातृ वंदना योजना

₹5,000 maternity benefit

PMMVY is a maternity benefit program giving ₹5,000 cash to pregnant and lactating women for the first living child, to compensate wage loss and support nutrition. Paid in installments via DBT: ₹1,000 on early pregnancy registration, ₹2,000 after at least one antenatal checkup, ₹2,000 after child birth & first immunization cycle.

PM Ujjwala Yojana

पीएम उज्ज्वला योजना

Free LPG connections to poor households

PM Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) provides free LPG gas connections to women from poor households, replacing hazardous cooking fuels like wood, dung and kerosene. Over 10 crore connections released. Also includes first refill and stove free under Ujjwala 2.0.

Kanya Sumangala Yojana (UP)

कन्या सुमंगला योजना (यूपी)

₹25,000 total aid for a girl child - 6 stages

UP government scheme giving ₹25,000 in 6 installments to girl children from birth till graduation/diploma, for maximum 2 girls per family.

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Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana

मुख्यमंत्री कन्या उत्थान योजना

Total ~₹54,100 for girl child - birth to graduation

Bihar's flagship girl child scheme providing cumulative financial assistance of about ₹54,100 across life stages - birth, vaccination, school admission, Class 12 pass, and graduation.