Free Bicycle Scheme
Apply through your school for a state free bicycle scheme such as Bihar's Mukhyamantri Balak/Balika Cycle Yojana, under which the cash amount for a bicycle is credited to enrolled students' bank accounts to improve school attendance.
Required Documents
Step-by-Step Process
Check Your State's Scheme and Eligible Class
Free/subsidised bicycle schemes are run by individual state education departments (e.g., Bihar's scheme for class 9 students) under different names, so confirm the eligible class and amount with your school.
Submit Details Through School
Provide your Aadhaar number, class/roll number, and bank account details to your school's headmaster/class teacher, who compiles the eligible student list for the education department.
School Verifies and Forwards List
The headmaster verifies enrolment and attendance records, then forwards the compiled list of eligible students to the Block Education Office/District Education Office for approval.
Amount Credited via DBT
Once approved, the fixed cycle amount (varies by state, commonly a few thousand rupees) is credited directly to the student's or parent's Aadhaar-linked bank account via Direct Benefit Transfer.
Purchase the Bicycle
Since most states disburse cash instead of a physical bicycle, use the credited amount to buy a bicycle of your choice from any local shop and keep the purchase receipt if your school asks for proof.
Pro Tips & Warnings
- This is a state-run scheme (Bihar, and similar schemes in other states under different names) with no single central portal or official URL - apply only through your school.
- Most states now give cash via DBT rather than distributing physical bicycles, so the scheme is sometimes called a 'cycle-cum-uniform' or 'cycle yojana' cash-transfer scheme.
- The scheme is aimed at reducing dropout and improving attendance for students transitioning to secondary school (commonly class 9), so eligibility is usually tied to that specific class.