The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mahatari Vandana Yojana on Sunday and disbursed the first instalment under The Scheme.
The scheme has been launched in Chhattisgarh to provide financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month to eligible married women of the state as monthly DBT.
It has been envisioned to ensure economic empowerment of women, provide them with financial security, promote gender equality and strengthen the role of women in the family.
The scheme will provide benefits to all eligible married women of the state who are above 21 years of age as of January 1, 2024.
Widows, divorced, and deserted women will also be eligible for this scheme. Around 70 lakh women will benefit from the scheme.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister the Prime Minister bowed to the deities Maa Danteshwari, Maa Bambleshwari and Maa Mahamaya.
PM Modi recalled his recent visit to the state where he dedicated and laid foundation stones of the projects worth Rs 35,000 crores.
‘Today the government has fulfilled its promise by disbursing the first instalment of Mahatari Vandana Yojana amounting to overall Rs 655 crore. The Prime Minister expressed gratitude towards the Nari Shakti connected from the various locations and apologized for not being physically present. He also conveyed his prayers for the welfare of the citizens that he offered at Kashi Vishwanath Dham last night. You will get this 1000 rupees every month. This is Modi’s guarantee’, he said.
PM Modi said, ‘When mothers and daughters get strong, the family gets strengthened and the welfare of the mothers and daughters is a priority for our government’.
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