Overview

• At an event at 1 Anne Marg in Patna, the chief minister transferred ₹10,000 each via DBT to 25 lakh beneficiaries and interacted with them by video link.
• This second large tranche lifts total recipients under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana to one crore, backed by a ₹10,000 crore outlay.
• Officials said the next transfers are scheduled for October 6, with weekly disbursements to follow until all eligible applicants are covered.
• The programme provides one woman per family an initial ₹10,000 to start an enterprise, with additional assistance of up to ₹2 lakh after assessment of business performance.
• Implementers cited eligibility rules that exclude government employees and income-tax payers, as the rollout’s scale and timing draw political attention ahead of the assembly elections.