Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that there was a time when daughters were considered a burden in Madhya Pradesh, today they have become a boon. The sisters of the state are now changing the fortune of themselves and their families and the picture of the state. This has been made possible by schemes like Ladli Lakshmi, Chief Minister Kanya-Vivah-Nikah, 50 percent reservation in local bodies, Women reservation in Police and teachers recruitment, livelihood mission, exemption for sisters in stamp duty and now Ladli Bahna.
Chouhan attended the Ladli Bahna Sammelan-cum-Chief Minister’s residential land rights distribution ceremony at Prithvipur in Niwari district today. He inaugurated-bhoomi-pujan of development works worth Rs. 95 crore. He also distributed certificates of Chief Minister Residential Land Rights Scheme, Ladli Laxmi Yojna and Ladli Bahna Yojna.
Chief Minister Chouhan said that Ladli Bahna Yojana is a plan to change the lives of sisters. Under the scheme, from June 10 onwards, on the 10th of every month, an amount of one thousand rupees will be deposited in the accounts of the sisters. Self-help groups of women are being empowered under the Livelihood Mission. It is our endeavor that every sister should earn at least Rs. 10,000 in a month. Ladli Bahna Sena is being formed in every village, which will further the work of women’s welfare. You will make your own luck with your own hands. In a small village, 11 members’ and in a big village, 21members’ Ladli Bahna Army will be formed.