Approval of 'Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana-2023 | 27 Feb 2023

Why In News?

In the virtual meeting of the Council of Ministers held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on February 25, 2023, the Council of Ministers decided to maintain the all-round development of women in the state, economic independence, continuous improvement in the health and nutrition level and women in the family. To strengthen the role of 'Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana-2023', approved.

Key points

• In the scheme, a provision has been made for approval within the time limit. Married women between the age of 23 to 60 years of the state will be eligible for the benefit of the scheme.
• The amount will be deposited directly into the Aadhaar linked bank account of each eligible woman at the rate of Rs 1000 per month during her eligibility period.
• If a woman below the age of 60 years of a family is receiving less than Rs 1000 per month under the Social Security Pension Scheme, then a provision has been made in the scheme to supplement the amount up to Rs 1000 by giving that amount to that woman. .
• All applications in the scheme will be received online free of cost. Apart from this, if the beneficiary himself appears and gives the 'form of information required for the application', then arrangements have also been made to enter it on the online portal.
• In the financial year 2023-24, about one crore women beneficiaries will be deposited in the account at the rate of Rs 1000 per month.