§1Official help near you
§2One District One Product
MakhanaJute
The government is making this product the identity of the district — clusters, training, marketing and export support go to it first. Starting a business in this product is often the easiest route.
§3Subsidy zone
The state policy zone list does not name this district — either the state does not use zones, or zones go by block/tehsil. Ask the District Industries Centre (DIC) for the zone of your block.
§4Bihar schemes — available here too
- MMUYActiveUp to ₹10 lakh per project: 50% of project cost up to ₹5 lakh as grant + remaining 50% up to ₹5 lakh as interest-free loan (Yuva Udyami component:…
- BLUYActiveGrant of up to ₹2,00,000 per beneficiary for self-employment, from a listed set of activities
- BIIPP 2025UnclearLand at token ₹1: up to 10 acres for ₹100 crore+ investment with 1,000+ direct jobs; up to 25 acres for ₹1,000 crore+; up to 10 acres for Fortune 500…
- Bihar employment incentiveUnclearTextile: up to ₹5,000 per month per employee + 300% of ESI & EPF; other sectors: up to ₹2,000 per month per employee + 100% of ESI & EPF
- Bihar export incentiveUnclearExport incentive for 14 years, max ₹40 lakh per year
- Bihar skill/green incentivesUnclearSkill development up to ₹20,000 per worker
§5Where to go
- District Industries Centre (DIC), Araria — files for state subsidy schemes and ODOP go here; DIC is also an implementing agency for PMEGP.
- Lead District Manager (LDM) — coordinates the banks in the district; meet them if your loan is stuck.
- Udyam Registration (udyamregistration.gov.in) — free on the government portal.