Kumar Bahukhandi
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has given a big gift to 70 lakh women of the state on the occasion On the Teej-Pora Mahtari Vandan Tihar organised at the Chief Minister’s residence today, he transferred Rs. 1000 each to the accounts of women through DBT as the seventh installment of Mahtari Vandan Yojana. The faces of the women lit up and they thanked their Vishnu Bhaiya.
It bring to your notice that in order to strengthen the economic self-reliance of women in the state and continuous improvement in their health and nutrition level and their decisive role in the family, to remove discrimination, inequality and lack of awareness towards women in the society, to improve health and nutrition level and to promote economic self-reliance and empowerment, it was decided to implement the “Mahatari Vandan Yojana”. Under this, financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month is provided to married, widowed, abandoned and divorced women of the state who are above 21 years of age.
Mahtari Vandan Yojana was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 10,,,,2024 . Prime Minister Modi released the amount of the first installment by pressing the button. Under the scheme, in the first phase, more than 70 lakh women have been selected as beneficiaries, in whose bank accounts 7 installments of the scheme have been transferred so far.
During the whole process Deputy Chief Minister Arun Saw, Forest Minister Kedar Kashyap, Sports Minister Tank Ram Verma, Women and Child Development Minister Laxmi Rajwade, MP Brijmohan Agarwal, MLAs Rajesh Munat, Purandar Mishra, Moti Lal Sahu, Indrakumar Sahu, Guru Khuswant Saheb and Anuj Sharma were present.
