The study was undertaken in two districts of Bihar namely Madhubani and Sitamadhi with 100 beneficiaries as respondents to assess the impact of Samagra Gavya Vikash Yojna SGVY on the empowerment of the beneficiaries. It was found that, changes in the mean scores of the level of aspiration, self confidence and self reliance were statistically significant. Most of the respondents (90%) were found to be in low and few (10%) were found to be in very low empowered category before SGVY. There was a change in the empowerment of the respondents after SGVY. A total of 70 percent of the respondents were found to be fallen under low empowerment category and 28.5 percent of the respondents were found to be fallen under medium empowerment category. Therefore, a positive impact of the scheme was observed on the empowerment of its beneficiaries in the study area

Keyword: Level of aspiration, self confidence, self reliance, self esteem and empowerment