Bihar Villagers Refuse to Return Mistakenly Credited Funds from Chief Minister’s Women Employment Scheme
Darbhanga, December 18, 2025: In a peculiar turn of events in Bihar, several male villagers in Jale Block, Darbhanga district, are resisting government attempts to reclaim ₹10,000 mistakenly credited to their bank accounts under the Chief Minister’s Women Employment Scheme. The villagers argue that their “vote in exchange” justifies keeping the money.
Funds Meant for Women End Up in Men’s AccountsThe Chief Minister’s Women Employment Scheme, launched on September 26 this year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, aimed to transfer ₹10,000 each to approximately 1.4 crore women entrepreneurs. However, officials from the state’s poverty-alleviation initiative ‘Jeevika’ revealed that a technical error resulted in the funds being deposited into some male vill...









