Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that Ladli Laxmi Yojana has proved to be a scheme to bring changes in the lives of daughters of the state. With the implementation of the scheme, not only did the girls get Scholarship amount, but a new era of their Empowerment has started. With the expansion of the scheme, now the government will also do the work of depositing fees for higher Education in Ladli Laxmi 2.0. After the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, now in the Ladli Bahna Yojana, Women from poor and middle class families will get an amount of one thousand rupees per month. By empowering girls and sisters, efforts are being made to bring them into Leadership roles through their participation in Environment-protection, de-addiction and other social campaigns.
Chief Minister Chouhan was transferring the scholarship amount in the accounts of Ladli Laxmi daughters of the state at Kushabhau Thakre auditorium in Bhopal today. Chouhan transferred scholarship amount of Rs. 107 crore 67 lakh to 3 lakh 33 thousand 842 Ladli Laxmi girls with a single click. Awards were also given to 5 Ladli Laxmi girls for their outstanding achievements in the state level programme. Bhopal Mayor Smt. Malti Rai was present in the programme. The programme was broadcast through webcast and other mediums in the entire state. In Panchayat and Anganwadi centres in different districts, sisters and daughters also joined this programme virtually.
There are more than 44 lakh Ladli Lakshmi daughters in the state. Information about year-by-year progress and rising importance of the scheme in the last 16 years was also provided in the programme. The Chief Minister digitally distributed scholarship amount to more than 3.25 lakh girls studying in classes 6, 9, 11 and 12.
The Chief Minister said that Ladli Laxmi Yojana, launched in the year 2007, has worked to bring about changes in the lives of girls. With the implementation of the scheme, a positive change has also been seen in the Attitude of the Society. The birth of daughters has also been encouraged. Evils like child marriage have been controlled.