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Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary announces the establishment of Bihar’s first women’s university

The Hindu – National

Aug 27, 2026

Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary announces the establishment of Bihar’s first women’s university

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - August 28, 2026 02:59 am IST - PATNA Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary addresses the Jeevika Didi Chief Minister's Women's Employment Scheme program at Bapu Auditorium in Patna on August 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday (August 27, 2026) announced that a women’s university would be established in Bihar, where all officials and staff from top to bottom would be women. “Everyone, from the Vice-Chancellor to professors, employees, and students, will be women. Bihar will prosper and India will become a developed nation only when women prosper,”Mr. Choudhary said while addressing a programme organised by the Rural Development Department with the theme ‘Viksit Bharat-Samridh Bihar’ (Developed India-Prosperous Bihar) and ‘Behnon ka Samman, Sarkar ki Pehchan’ (Respect for Sisters, Identity of the Government) on the eve of Raksha Bandhan. He said that the institution would be envisioned as a centre for women’s education, leadership and empowerment, providing an environment in which young women could develop both academic qualification and professional confidence. “This University will give the daughters of Bihar a new horizon for their dreams. Along with education, it will promote leadership, along with skills, confidence and along with knowledge, self-reliance, “Mr. During the event, the Chief Minister transferred ₹600 crore via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank accounts of 5 lakh female beneficiaries under the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana’ (Chief Minister’s Women’s Employment Scheme). In the meeting between the student delegation and the education department, they reached a consensus to proceed in accordance with the rules and the legal advice received from experts regarding the implementation of a maximum domicile policy across all recruitment processes in Bihar.

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