The war of promises has intensified before the Bihar elections. Tejashwi Yadav announced the ‘My Bahn Mann’ scheme to give Rs 2,500 to women every month, while Nitish Sarkar started ‘Mahila Employment Scheme’ for women from 2.70 crore families.
Bihar Election 2025: The political mercury is climbing between the call of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav has made several major promises in his election manifesto, including the ‘My Bahn Mann’ scheme that gives Rs 2,500 cash to women every month. Such promises have increased the stir in political corridors, but in response, the Bihar government has launched the Chief Minister’s Women Employment Scheme and attacked the promises of the opposition.
The Nitish Kumar -led government has announced that it is going to transfer the first installment of Rs 10,000 directly to their bank account for the self -employment of women from 2.70 crore families of Bihar before the election. A total of Rs 27,000 crore will be spent under this. Also, women will be given additional assistance of up to Rs 2 lakh after reviewing successful operation of jobs or business after six months.
Competition of promises
Tejashwi Yadav has made big announcements like increasing pension, conducting free recruitment exams, free transport, in which ‘Maa Sister Mann’ scheme giving monthly cash to women is prominent. He has made social justice and empowerment of poor sections part of his election agenda.
In response, the Nitish Kumar government has shown that it is also not behind in giving cash and is planning to influence the power equation by providing financial assistance to women on a large scale. The Chief Minister Mahila Rojgar Yojana is a big step in this direction, which promises to make women self -sufficient not only through cash transfer, but also through self -employment.
Characteristics of planning
The special feature of this scheme is that it will not only provide immediate cash assistance, but will also help women in starting better employment. The government is preparing to increase its scope in the entire state to strengthen this scheme. However, there are many challenges in the successful implementation of the scheme, such as land, raw materials, marketing and providing training to women in rural areas. In such a situation, the effectiveness of the plan may raise questions.
Impact on political equations
Political analysts believe that the race of cash promises for power in Bihar has now become an important part of the electoral strategy. While the big promises of Tejashwi Yadav have strengthened the support of the opposition, the Nitish government’s women’s employment scheme is an attempt to give a tough competition to their cash promises.
This major budget and plan of Nitish government assures urban and rural women directly to economic benefits, which may have a significant impact on voting. Previous experiences have shown that schemes like cash aid and free ration have proved to be decisive in electoral victory.
This competition of cash promises to women has become the biggest attraction of politics in the Bihar assembly elections of 2025. Tejashwi Yadav’s cash promise and Nitish Kumar’s women’s employment scheme promise to empower women. In the coming months, it will be worth seeing which scheme reaches the hearts of voters and gives a new shape to the political future of Bihar.