Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Sunday, March 10 virtually launched the much-awaited “Mahatari Vandan Yojna, a flagship Scheme of the Vishnu Deo Sai-led State government featuring direct benefit transfer of Rs 1000 per month to married women residents of Chhattisgarh.
Greeting the crowd assembled at Science College Raipur, PM Narendra Modi while launching the scheme virtually said that I am fortunate to launch the scheme which will benefit 70 lakhs women resident of Chhattisgarh.
The PM further asserted that “our government has been committed to the cause of honour, empowerment, and security of the women and its a guarantee of Modi that every month the eligible women residents of Chhattisgarh will be getting the monthly benefit of the scheme without any interruption.”
Furthermore, the PM emphasised that most of our government schemes such as Jan Dhan, Mudra, Ujjawala are associated with the Matrshakti, In the last 10 years we have made 1 crore ‘Lakhpati Didi’ in the country and we wish to take the tally to 3 crore in the near future.
We have made Izzat Ghar (Toilets) for women, we started providing financial assistance to the pregnant womens and other benefits while the other political partys only talk about the schemes at the time of elections, added PM while asserting that the double engine government will continue to serve the people of Chhattisgarh.
हमारी सरकार के बीते 10 वर्ष महिलाओं के मान-सम्मान, समृद्धि और सुरक्षा को समर्पित रहे हैं। छत्तीसगढ़ में महतारी वंदन योजना कार्यक्रम में शामिल होकर सम्मानित महसूस कर रहा हूं।https://t.co/6B1eZFi6fj
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 10, 2024
Meanwhile taking to the X, the Chhattisgarh’s CM Sai while extending his wishes to the womenfolk on the commencement of the scheme said “The resolution was fulfilled, every mahtari (mother) of the State is happy”.
” Its a historical day as in virtual presence of our illustrious PM Narendra Modi, a total of 70 Lakh 12 thousand and 417 women are benefitted with a first installment of Mahtari Vandan Scheme of 655 crores and 57 lakh rupees.
Mahtari Vandan Scheme
Notably, earlier the Chhattisgarh government had announced that it will provide a monthly financial assistance of Rs 1000 to the Matrshakti (women) of the State. The announcement was made public after the State cabinet in a meeting held on January 31 decided to implement the scheme with an eye-catching theme of “Sashakt Mahila Majboot Pradesh” (Empowered Women Strengthened State)
The flagship scheme launched by the State government includes all married women resident of the State above the age of 21, along with widows, divorcees, and destitute women of Chhattisgarh who has been benefitted with the first installment of the scheme.
Earlier CM Vishnu Deo Sai, while announcing the scheme had termed it a revolutionary step in the field of women empowerment and remarked that the State cabinet by approving the yearly assistance of Rs 12,000 to the married women residents has fulfilled one of the “guarantees of Modi”.
Significantaly, earlier the Union Government, in a historic move, passed the “Nari Shakti Abhinandan Adhiniyam,” providing reservation to women in Parliament and State assemblies in September last year.
The initiative is believed to be taken to further extend the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) resolve to uplift and empower the womenfolk of the country assuring their vibrant participation in the mainstream.
It is worth mentioning that a number of similar schemes focused on the empowerment and upliftment of the Matrashakti have already been initiated and are being operationalised by the Union government across Bharat. One of such scheme is the Lakhpati Didi Yojna under which at least 1 crore women have got help through 83 lakh Self Help Groups (SHGs) operational across Bharat.
