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WOMEN EMPOWERNMENT
UNDER THE NEW BIHAR
GOVERNMENT : A STEP
TOWARDS INCLUSIVE GROWTH

NAVDEEP SAHNI
MBA SEM.:-1, CLASS:-B
ID:- 10TMBA057
INCLUSIVE GROWTH
i Inclusive growth by its very definition implies an
equitable allocation of resources with benefits
accruing to every section of society.
i And for inclusive growth we need to develop the
rural India and from that to the underdeveloped
states of our nation.
i One such state is Bihar, with 85% population living in
villages.
i Bihar is 12th largest state in terms of geographical
size and 3rd largest by population.
OVERVIEW OF BIHAR
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i The Economist magazine in 2004 stated that
i Bihar byword is worst state of India with widespread
poverty, corrupt politicians indistinguishable from
mafia-dons when Lalu was in power.
i In 2005, the World Bank believed that issues faced
by the state was "enormous" because of "persistent
poverty, complex social stratification, unsatisfactory
infrastructure and weak governance͞.
i But after Nitish Kumar coming into power ,Bihar has
actually seen more positive growth.
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i Women͛s literacy has increased from 4.22% at the
time of independence to 33.57% at present.
i It is a pleasant surprise to find that in spite of the
meagre investment on education in Bihar, specially
compared to other Indian states, the students have
done very well.
i Famed national institutes of learning such as IITs,
IIMs, NITs and AIIMS have always have had a good
representation from Bihar which is usually higher
than their proportion of the population.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
IN BIHAR
i Bihar leads the country as far as empowering women
is concerned.
i This has been possible due to the initiatives taken up
by the government.
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SCHEMES TO BE DISCUSSED:-
i Mukhyamantri Balika Cycle Yojna.
i Mukyamantri Balika Poshak Yojna.
i Mukhyamantri Kanya Suraksha Yojna.
i Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojna.
i Lakshmi Bai Pension Yojna.
MUKHYAMANTRI BALIKA
CYCLE YOJNA
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i The girls, particularly those from rural areas, often
discontinue their studies beyond the primary or
middle schools.
i Most of them are often married at an early age,
which leave them with fewer opportunities to
contribute their mite towards economic development
of society
i The dropout rate of students in general and the
schoolgirls in particular was also the reason for the
scheme to be launched.
i It was in 2006 that CM decided to give away bicycles
to all the schoolgirls of classes VIII, IX and X studying
in government schools.
i This was to encourage girls to get educated.
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i This scheme was implemented in 2007.
i Under this scheme, a schoolgirl gets a cheque of Rs
2,000 upon passing class VIII to buy a bicycle so that
she can go to school every day.
i The department promptly invited tenders from the
companies and the lowest quoted price was Rs 1,840
for each bicycle.
i The officials of the department advocated for bulk
purchase of bicycles and their distribution through
official machinery.
i They also suggested that each bicycle bear the
insignia of the Bihar government.
i But CM refused and thought that purchase of
bicycles through tenders might give rise to
corruption in future.
i Instead, he handed over money through cheques
directly to the beneficiaries.
i This step was taken not only to make the process
simple but also the scheme transparent.
i Therefore, Rs 160 was added to the lowest quoted
price for each bicycle and the project was launched
straightaway.
GROWTH OF THE SCHEME:-
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2007-2008 32.60 1.63

2008-2009 54.43 2.72

2009-2010 87.33 4.36

TOTAL:- 174.36 8.71

i The drop out rate has reduced from 25 lakh to 10
lakh after the implementation of the scheme.
i It has changed the face of Bihar with lakhs of
schoolgirls riding bicycles to their schools every day
with a purpose.
MUKHYAMANTRI
BALIKA POSHAK
YOJNA
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± The objective is to encourage and make the girl
students aware of the importance of :-
Xeducation,
Xlessen gender bias,
Xenhance the quality of education,
Xdropouts coupled with ensuring educational parity
and
Xthereby empowering them.
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i Under this yojna, the government will provide all girl
students in Class 6 to 8, the fund for school uniform
and pair of shoes.
i For purchasing two uniform and one pair of shoes to
all regular girl students of class 6 to 8, Rs. 700 will be
provided.
i Vidhyalaya Shiksha Sammittee will open accounts in
the banks of all regular students and the money will
be deposited in their names.
i Vidhyalaya Shiksha Sammittee would execute this
programme and the local panchayat would monitor
it.
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i 36,81,219 girls of Class 6 to 8 enrolled under this

scheme.
MUKHYAMANTRI
KANYA
SURAKSHA
YOJNA
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±This scheme was launched to :-
Xprevent female foeticide
Xpromote registration of births
X encourage birth of girl child,
Xrightful place of pride for a girl child in the society,
Xher safety and financial security,
Xher independences,
Xher literacy,
Xavoidance of child marriage and
Ximprove the sex ratio
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i Mukhyamantri Kanya Suraksha Yojana ensures the
rightful place of pride in the society for a girl child,
her safety and security, improve the sex ratio and to
encourage registration of birth.
i This scheme was launched on October 14, 2008 by
Shri Nitish Kumar, Hon͛ble Chief Minister of Bihar.
i The scheme launched jointly by the Bihar
Government Social Welfare Department, State
Women Development Corporation, and the UTI Asset
Management Company.
i Tripartite Memorandum of Undertaking was signed
on June 7, 2008.
i The state government would invest Rs. 2,000 for the
first two girls in a family living under the Below
Poverty Level (BPL) and born on or after November
22, 2007.
i The amount of Rs.2000/- will be invested by Women
Development Corporation, Patna, Bihar on behalf
Government of Bihar in UTI-Children͛s Career
Balanced Plan-Growth Option.
i On completion of 18 years the amount equal to the
maturity value will be paid to the girl child
(Rs.18000/).
i In case of death of girl child during the intervening
period the amount will be paid back to Women
Development Corporation, Patna, Bihar.
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i This money could come very handy in pursuing
higher education or start a small business if the girls
wished to do so.
i Around Rs. 6700 lakh was spent on 4752 lakh bonds.
i They would incur a spending of Rs. 140 crore to
empower over 7 lakh girls born in families living
below the poverty line each year and needy women
in the state.
MUKHYAMANTRI
KANYA VIVAH YOJNA
REASONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT
i This programme was implemented in November 2007.
i The main objective of this programme is to encourage
registration of marriage and girl education by providing
financial help.
i This scheme will not only provide financial support to the
girls of poor families in getting married, but will also help
in getting rid of the social stigmas like child marriage,
dowry and domestic violence.
DETAILS OF THE SCHEME:-
i The scheme will provide a financial help of 5,000
rupees in form of cheque or demand draft in the
name of the girl whose family͛s annual income is
below 60,000 rupees.
i The scheme will also cover the marriages, which
have taken place after November 22, 2007.
i The conditions here being the father or the mother
of the girl should be from Bihar and the bride and
groom at the time of marriage should be 18 and 21
years respectively.
i In the case of a justified remarriage, this amount is
payable.
GROWTH OF THE SCHEME:-

i In 2009-2010, Rs. 7.91 lakh was distributed among

1,57,256 beneficiaries.
LAKSHMI BAI PENSION YOJNA
i Poor widows between 18 and 64 age group are
provided a monthly pension of Rs. 200 under this
scheme.
i So far, 3.4 lakh widows are benefited
from this programme.
 THANK YOU
The right of women are sacred.
See that women are maintained in the rights
attributed to them.
- Prophet Muhammad.
MUKHYAMANTRI
NARI SHAKTI
YOJNA
REASONS FOR ESTABLISHMENT
i This programme aims to sensitive, empower and
assist women to lead a life based on self-respect and
confidence by strengthening their economic status
through collective endeavor.
i The programme schemes for social, economic and
cultural empowernment of women.
i Besides, it would provide support for information
and documentation centres as well as innovations.
HELPLINE FOR WOMEN NOW AT TOLL-FREE
NUMBER
i Patna was the state's first district where a Helpline
for women was opened and hundreds of women
have benefited from it.
i Toll-free number of the Helpline (1800 3456 247).
i The Helpline is being run since 1999 under the
Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Yojana. For two years,
UNICEF supported it. It will be run in all the 38
districts by the government. The toll-free number is
started in 12 districts.
HOW HAS THE HELPLINE HELPED THE
WOMEN?
i Problems were there earlier too but many incidents
went unreported due to lack of awareness among
women about their rights and, also, the absence of a
platform for redressal of their grievances.
i This is an intervention for women in detress.
i 352 cases have been solved so far.
i It is a positive trend that more and more women are
coming forward to take a stand for a safer and better
tomorrow for themselves.
i Even other stake holders like the police, lawyers and
other government officials are to be sensitize towards
women- related issues.
i ILLUSTRATION:-
i I am really indebted to this centre. My husband used
to neglect and torture me physically as he was having
an affair. I was depressed. After these people came to
my rescue and counselled my husband, our marital life
is normal now. He even gives me Rs 15,000 to run the
house," said Rajni (name changed) who was also
present at the launch of the toll-free number.
WORKING WOMEN HOSTEL
i It is proposed to extend boarding and lodging
facilities to working women staying away from their
homes as a support measure to encourage women in
the service sector.
i In the first stage, work is in progress for 20 working
women hostels.
SOCIAL AWARNESS
i This programme creates awareness on gender issues
by promoting family schools and using cultural media
like nukkad-natak and puppet shows.
i ͚Uthoo Saheli͛ Campaign has been launched in seven
blocks of samastipur, vaishali, rohtas, nalanda,
aurangabad and patna districts covering issues like
female foeticide, witch-craft, child marriage,
domestic violence, women͛s rights and dowry.
ECONOMIC EMPOWERNMENT
i 16367 Self Help Groups (SHGs) constituted under ͞
Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Yojna͟ in 176 blocks of 27
districts.
i Bank accounts for 8260 SHGs and credit linkage for 2688
groups.
i Initial capitalisation fund of Rs. 2 crore has been released
and distributed to 41 federations.
i From janurary to september 2009, a total of 1234 project
workers, SHG leaders, presidents of federations and chief
executive officers have been trained.
SHORT STAY HOMES (SSHs)
i Under the provisions of immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1986
and Protection of Women Against Domestic Violence
Act,2005.
i SSHs will be established for social and economic rehabilitation
of women who are victims of trafficking or domestic violence.
i The state government is in the process of establishing 38 SSHs
and each will have 25 women who will be given security and
protection.
i Till date, funds for establishing, SSHs have been released to 6
districts ( arwal, naawada, darbhanga, katihar, kishanganj and
muzzaffarpur), 32 SSHs and 34 helplines were
operationalised.