“We will give Rs 30,000 to women on Makar Sankranti under Mai Behen Maan Yojana,” says Tejashwi Yadav
On the final day of campaigning for the Bihar Assembly elections phase one, Mahagathbandhan’s Chief Ministerial candidate and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed confidence in “uprooting” the 20-year-old Janata Dal (United)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government and announced that his administration, if elected, will transfer Rs 30,000 into the accounts of women under the proposed ‘Mai Bahin Maan Yojana’.
Addressing a press conference on Tuesday (November 4, 2025), Mr. Yadav said, “Multiple women are excited for the Maa Behen Maan yojana we had announced, saying that they will get economic relief in this time of inflation. So we want to say that on the demands of our mothers and sisters, our government will be formed. We all know Makar Sankranti is also coming, it is a new year for people. It happens on January 14, we will form the government, and under the Maa Behen Maan yojana, we will deposit Rs 30,000 in the accounts of women, covering for the whole year.”
Saying that this scheme will benefit women during the time of inflation, the RJD leader added, “In this time of inflation, they will get some economic relief. For five years, one will get Rs 1.5 lakh and for one year, Rs 30,000, which will be given on January 14.”
– ANI
