Father gave freedom, Nitish gave cycle: Woman on 2006 Bihar scheme
A beneficiary of Bihar's Mukhyamantri Cycle Yojana, launched in 2006 by Nitish Kumar, said her "father gave her freedom, but Nitish Kumar gave us the cycle." Under the scheme, girls received ₹2,000 to buy bicycles. A school principal in Gaya said the scheme was a trailblazer. "People would stop on the road and say, 'See girls are going on cycle.'"