MP Chief Minister Transfers Additional Aid for Rakhi Festival

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has transferred an additional Rs 250 to 1.29 crore women beneficiaries of the Ladli Behna Yojana, in celebration of the Rakhi festival. This adds to the monthly Rs 1,250 assistance, amounting to a total of Rs 1,897 crore. The initiative underscores the importance of women's respect and development in the state.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday transferred an additional Rs 250 for the Rakhi festival along with the monthly Rs 1,250 assistance in bank accounts of 1.29 crore women beneficiaries of Ladli Behna Yojana, totaling Rs 1,897 crore.

Addressing a function at Vijaypur in Sheopur district, Yadav emphasized the importance of respecting women and hailed Rakshabandan, to be celebrated on August 19, as a sacred festival.

The previous MP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan, now Union Agriculture Minister, had launched the Ladli Behna scheme months before the 2023 assembly polls.

In a separate event in Tikamgarh district, Yadav projected Madhya Pradesh's development, especially in agriculture, and urged farmers to retain their land, assuring them of a bright future.

(With inputs from agencies.)