Crediting the first monthly instalment of ₹1,000 into the bank accounts of financially weak women under the Mukyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana on Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he had plans to increase the assistance to ₹3,000 a month in future.
Addressing a gathering at the formal launch of the scheme at Jabalpur’s Garrison Ground, the Chief Minister said he may have started with ₹1,000 [per month to each of the 1.25 crore identified beneficiaries], but will keep revising the amount upwards in a phased manner “after arranging sufficient funds”.
“I do what I say. I had said that I would give ₹1,000, am I giving it today or not? So now when I have said that gradually I will increase it to ₹3,000, then I will give ₹3,000 to my sisters,” he said. “This will change your lives, the future of your children. Whether it is buying their clothes or medicines or celebrating festivals, my sisters won’t face any problems,” he said.
