New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 26 will transfer Rs 7500 crore as the first instalment of the Bihar NDA government’s ambitious Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojna to 75 lakh women of the state.
The PM will transfer the amount to the women beneficiaries from a program scheduled to be held in state capital Patna on Friday. The Prime Minister will attend the event via video conferencing.
The scheme aims to create employment opportunities for women, particularly from economically weaker section and those who does not have a permanent source of income. The benefit of the scheme will be given to all the Jeevika members [members of Self Help Groups] and other eligible women resident of the state.
The initiative approved and announced by the state cabinet led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the last week of August aims to provide financial assistance to one woman from every family in the state to start employment of their choice.
Announcing the scheme, CM Nitish Kumar remarked that since the formation of the government in 2005, we have been working on a large scale for women’s empowerment.
The CM highlighted that several important steps have been taken to empower women and make them self-reliant. He noted that through their hard work, women are not only contributing to the progress of Bihar but are also strengthening the economic condition of their families.
The beneficiaries of the scheme will be given financial assistance of Rs 10000 each as part of the first instalment. The government after release of the first instalment will conduct an assessment after 6 months after which an additional assistance up to Rs 2 lakh rupees will be provided to the eligible beneficiaries.
आज 1 अणे मार्ग स्थित संकल्प से ‘मुख्यमंत्री महिला रोजगार योजना’ के अंतर्गत महिलाओं से आवेदन प्राप्त करने की प्रक्रिया एवं नगर क्षेत्र की महिलाओं के आवेदन के लिए ऑनलाइन पोर्टल का शुभारंभ किया एवं जागरूकता कार्यक्रम के तहत 250 वाहनों को हरी झंडी दिखाकर रवाना किया।
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The state government also aims to develop Haat markets across the state for sale of the products made by the women.
Earlier, the government directed the Rural Development Department and the Urban Development and Housing Department to make the arrangements for smooth implementation of the scheme. It is to be noted that the NDA government led by CM Kumar has announced several initiatives in the state lately.
Cabinet approves Rs 6000 crore infra projects in Bihar
Meanwhile, the Cabinet Committee for Economic Affairs led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 24 approved development projects worth over Rs 6000 crore for Bihar.
The projects approved by the committee includes the doubling of Bakhtiyarpur-Rajgir-Tilaiya section of railway line, costing around Rs 2192 crore and construction of 4-lane on Sahebganj-Areraj-Bettiah section of NH 139W with an estimated cost of Rs 3822 crore.
It is to be noted that PM Modi is expected to arrive in Bihar on September 29 to inaugurate the Patna Metro. This will be PM’s second visit to the state in September. The PM on September 15 inaugurated and laid foundation stone for multiple development projects in the state worth over Rs 36000 crore.
PM Modi in August this year had also inaugurated and laid development projects worth Rs 13000 crore from Gaya Ji in Bihar. The PM had also inaugurated the Aunta-Simariya 6-lane bridge over the Ganga river constructed at a cost of over Rs 1870 crore.
