Overview

• The state credited over Rs 1,227 crore on July 11 after raising monthly pensions to Rs 1,100, reaching about 1.11 crore beneficiaries, a majority of them women by government data.
• The Cabinet cleared the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana with a Rs 20,000 crore outlay, offering Rs 10,000 upfront to one woman per family and up to Rs 2 lakh after six months based on performance.
• Officials said the first tranches under the Rozgar scheme are slated for September alongside plans for local haat bazaars to aid women entrepreneurs.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released Rs 105 crore as initial share capital for the Jeevika Bank to expand affordable credit for SHG-linked rural women across roughly 11 lakh groups with 1.4 crore members.
• Policy design also tightened with a Bihar-only domicile rule for the 35% reservation in state jobs for women, while ASHA honoraria rose to Rs 3,000 and Mamata incentives doubled to Rs 600 per delivery.