Ahead Of Polls, Madhya Pradesh Hikes Marriage Scheme Aid For Women To Rs 51,000

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has introduced that the quantity of economic help given by the state authorities underneath its ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana’ will probably be raised to Rs 51,000 from the current Rs 49,000 to carry out the wedding of poor girls. Chouhan made the announcement throughout a operate held at Sonkatch city in Dewas district, round 160 km from right here, on Thursday. 

Elections to the 230-member Assembly in Madhya Pradesh are scheduled to be held by the top of this 12 months. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in search of to retain energy, whereas the opposition Congress is endeavouring to return to the helm. “We have strived to end the injustice meted out to daughters in the society by launching several welfare schemes. Under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana, Rs 49,000 are being given at present to perform the wedding of girls belonging to poor sections of the society. It is now raised to Rs 51,000,” Chouhan stated. 

He additionally stated that underneath the bold Ladli Behna scheme launched in March this 12 months, Rs 1,000 will probably be deposited each month into the financial institution accounts of eligible beneficiaries from June 10. The state Congress chief Kamal Nath has additionally introduced that if his celebration is voted to energy, it will present Rs 1,500 per 30 days to poor girls. 

Referring to his authorities’s flagship Ladli Laxmi Yojana – underneath which a certificates assuring fee of Rs 1.18 lakh is issued within the woman kid’s identify on the time of her delivery and the quantity is paid to her at totally different levels until she turns 21 – Chouhan stated this scheme has turned 44.90 lakh daughters “lakhpati”. 

The Ladli Laxmi Yojna was launched within the state in 2007 and it was emulated by six states within the nation – Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Goa, an official stated. The chief minister additional stated that so as to make girls robust, his authorities has made a provision of fifty per cent reservation for them within the native physique elections and likewise reserved posts for them within the recruitment of lecturers and constables. 

“We have also given them relaxation in stamp duty to be paid for property registration in order to empower them,” he stated. Chouhan stated it was his authorities’s endeavour to make sure that each girl earns no less than Rs 10,000 per 30 days and added that so as to monitor implementation of schemes meant for girls, models of ‘Ladli Behna Sena’ are being constituted in every ward and village of the state.