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**Headline: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar Distributes ₹2,500 Crore to Women Ahead of Assembly Elections**

**Patna, Bihar – October 3, 2025** – Just ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar transferred ₹2,500 crore directly into the bank accounts of 25 lakh women across the state today. The initiative, under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, provides ₹10,000 in financial assistance to each beneficiary.

The program took place at the Chief Minister’s Office in Patna and was attended by Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha.

This distribution follows a similar action by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 26th, where ₹7,500 crore was disbursed to 75 lakh women nationwide via video conference.

The move is seen as a significant effort to bolster support among female voters leading up to the election.

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