The Mukhyamatri Noni Sashaktikaran Sahayata Yojana is an ambitious scheme of the Chhattisgarh government in which Rs 20,000 is credited directly in the bank account of girls from workers’ families for self-EMPLOYMENT and higher Education.
This was stated on Wednesday by Sushil Sunny Agrawal, Chairman of the Chhattisgarh Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
He distributed cheques under the scheme to select girls in Bhakt Mata Karma Ward (Ward 67) and Changorabhatha of Dr. Khoobchand Baghel Ward (Ward 68) and Bhatagaon.
He said the scheme aims to empower girls in the state. Seven girls were given a cheque of Rs 20,000 each.
So far 8,262 daughters of construction workers have benefited under the scheme. A total of Rs 16.52 crore has been transferred to the accounts of the girls, an official Communication said.