Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the Ladli Laxmi Yojana on April 1, 2007. Since then, a total of 6 other states have adopted this scheme. Recently, the Delhi government has announced the ‘Mukham Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana’.
The Ladli Laxmi Yojana provides financial assistance to the families of girls. A total of Rs 1 lakh is given to the girl on her 21st birthday, provided she has passed class 12th and is not married by the age of 18. This is paid in 6 installments, keeping in mind the girl’s educational progress and age.
To avail the benefit of this scheme, it is necessary to fulfill these conditions:
- The parents of the children should be residents of Madhya Pradesh and none of them should be income tax filers.
- Before applying for this scheme, it is necessary for the parents to adopt family planning measures.
- The girl child must be included in this scheme within the first year of her birth.
- The girl child must remain unmarried till the age of 18 to get the final payment.
- Only families living below the poverty line can apply for this.
- Only two girls of the family get the benefit of this scheme and in case of twins, the third girl will also get the benefit.
- Families who have adopted the girl child can also apply for this scheme.
Let’s know how to apply: To apply for this scheme, eligible families will have to go to the project office, Lok Sewa Kendra or any internet cafe with the required documents. Apart from this, application can also be made through Anganwadi workers.
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