MP govt transfers Rs 1,834 crore to 1.25 crore women under Ladli Behna Yojana 

Umaria, Oct 14 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government on Wednesday transferred Rs 1,834 crore to the bank accounts of around 1.25 crore women under the Ladli Behna scheme as part of its monthly financial assistance programme. 

The amount represents the 41st instalment of the scheme, under which eligible women receive Rs 1,500 every month. 

The Chief Minister transferred the amount during a programme at Guruvahi village in Umaria district on the occasion of Navratri. 

Later, addressing the event, Yadav said the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government has spent more than Rs 62,000 crore for women under the Ladli Behna scheme since its launch in June 2023. 

"Our government is fulfilling all its promises to the people with genuine assurances and concrete action," he said. 

Yadav also transferred Rs 115.10 crore in LPG refill subsidies to more than 23 lakh eligible women under a separate state scheme. 

The Chief Minister said his government was committed to women's welfare and claimed that previous Congress governments had allocated only Rs 350 crore to the state's Women and Child Development Department, while his government had made a budgetary provision of Rs 47,000 crore for women's welfare. 

He said the state government had provided Rs 1,600 crore in LPG refill subsidies over three years.

"Our government stands with poor people in every difficult situation," Yadav said, referring to welfare measures, including free treatment of up to Rs 5 lakh for eligible Ayushman cardholders and an air ambulance service for needy patients. 

He also said the next of kin of a person killed in an elephant attack would receive compensation of Rs 25 lakh.

During the programme, Yadav inaugurated 68 development works worth Rs 87 crore and laid foundation stones for another 68 projects costing Rs 57 crore.

 The 136 projects, involving a total expenditure of Rs 144 crore, are spread across Umaria district. The Chief Minister announced the construction of a Sandipani school in Umaria and a new building for the community health centre in Manpur. 

Other announcements included developing Amarpur town as a tehsil, promoting tourism in the district and allotting land to organisations working in the social sector at 25 per cent of its value. 

Yadav said the government was promoting dairy farming through subsidies for eligible farmers and encouraging tribal families to develop homestays with financial assistance of up to Rs 3 lakh.

--IANS 

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