He said that the July and August installments will be credited to the beneficiaries’ accounts on August 17. | Photo: PTI
The Maharashtra government will deposit the Ladki Bahin’ dues for July and this month into the accounts of beneficiaries on August 17, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Sunday.
The newly introduced scheme is receiving a huge response in the state and 1.5 crore women have registered so far, he said during a speech at 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 will be given Rs 1,500 per month, and the annual family income of the beneficiaries will be capped at Rs 2.5 lakhs.
He said the July and August installments will be credited to beneficiaries’ accounts on August 17.
According to the Deputy Chief Minister, the government is working to provide 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. As there will be no financial burden on the government due to solar power, farmers will get free electricity, he added.
In the state budget presented in June, a few months before the Assembly elections, the Maharashtra government announced a series of populist measures targeting women, unemployed youth, farmers and households.
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First published: August 11, 2024 | 17:48 IS
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