Evidence to Policy | Scaling Up the Graduation Approach in Bihar, India

The Graduation approach, developed by BRAC, is a multifaceted anti-poverty program targeted at helping the most economically disadvantaged households become self-sufficient through business training, life-skills coaching, and short-term financial support. Since 2018, J-PAL South Asia, with the Government of Bihar’s Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society and NGO Bandhan-Konnagar, have been implementing and scaling up the Government of Bihar’s Graduation program, Satat Jeevikoparjan Yojana (SJY). Learn how SJY has benefited 162,000 women-headed households in Bihar, and hear about plans to expand to 200,000 households.