Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Education, security, Health, self-reliance, prosperity and respect of Women and girls are his governments priority in Madhya Pradesh. He was speaking at the Ladli Laxmi festival organised at the Minto Hall here in the state capital.
The work of economic Empowerment of the girl child, giving them vocational training and giving guarantee against bank loans they avail will be done by the . Their tuition fees will also be arranged for higher education. An amount of Rs25,000 will also be given to the Ladli Laxmis when they take admission in college. All possible cooperation will be provided for their development in areas such as music and painting, Chouhan said.
Chouhan said that daughters without parents or found deserted will also be given the benefits of the scheme and Ladli Laxmi Day will be celebrated as a festival not only at the state level but also at districts, blocks and gram panchayats. Madhya Pradeshs Ladli Laxmi Yojana should become a role model in the entire world, the chief minister said. He transferred a Scholarship amount of Rs5.99 crore into the bank accounts of 21,550 girls during the event through a single click.