He said the installments for July and August will be credited to the beneficiaries’ accounts on August 17. | Photo: PTI
The Maharashtra government will deposit the Ladki Bahin’ instalments for July and this month in the accounts of beneficiaries on August 17, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.
The recently introduced scheme is getting a lot of response in the state and so far 1.5 crore women have registered, he said while addressing a meeting of BJP workers in Akola.
Under the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin’ scheme, married, divorced and destitute women between the ages of 21 and 60 receive Rs 1,500 per month, capping the annual family income of the beneficiaries at Rs 2.5 lakh.
He said the installments for July and August would be credited to the beneficiaries’ accounts on August 17.
According to the deputy chief minister, the government is working on providing apprenticeships to one million (10 lakh) unemployed youth in the state for six months under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Yuva Karyaprashikshan Yojana’.
Fadnavis said the government has generated 12,000 megawatts of solar power in the last one and a half years. Since there is no financial burden on the government due to solar power, farmers are getting free electricity, he added.
In the state budget presented in June, a few months before the elections, the Maharashtra government announced a slew of populist measures for women, unemployed youth, farmers and households.
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First publication: Aug 11, 2024 | 5:48 PM IST