Chief Minister Ladli Behna Yojana

In 2023, Madhya Pradesh State Government started "Chief Minister Ladli Behna Yojana" for women empowerment

State Cash

States / UT: Madhya Pradesh

Nodal department: Women and Child Development Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment, Women and Child

Sub-categories: Financial assistance

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Financial Assistance, Empowerment, Social Welfare

Details

The Honorable Chief Minister, Government of Madhya Pradesh on January 28, 2023 in entire Madhya Pradesh Announced the implementation of "Mukhya Mantri Ladli Behna Yojana". This will be an important step in the direction of women's health and nutrition and economic self-reliance.

The implementation of the scheme will not only reflect the improvement in the health and nutritional status of women and children dependent on them, but women will be financially more independent than before to spend according to their priority. Women will not only develop self-employment/livelihood resources using locally available resources with the financial assistance received, but will also be able to play an effective role in their decision-making at the family level.

Benefits

  • - An amount of ₹1,000/- per month will be paid to each eligible woman in her eligibility period in the own Aadhaar linked DBT enabled bank account
  • If a woman is below the age of 60 years and already receiving less than ₹1,000/- per month under any other Social Security Pension Scheme, then that woman will be reimbursed up to ₹1,000/-
  • An amount of ₹1,000/- per month will be paid to each eligible woman in her eligibility period in the own Aadhaar linked DBT enabled bank account.
  • If a woman is below the age of 60 years and already receiving less than ₹1,000/- per month under any other Social Security Pension Scheme, then that woman will be reimbursed up to ₹1,000/-.

Eligibility

  1. Applicants must be local residents of Madhya Pradesh.
  2. Applicants must be married, including widows, divorced and abandoned women.
  3. Should have completed 23 years and less than 60 years of age as on January 01, in the calendar year of application.

Exclusions

  1. Female/Woman Family's combined self-declared annual income is more than ₹2,50,000/-
  2. Any family member of a Female/Woman is an income taxpayer.
  3. Any family member of a Female/Woman is employed as a regular/permanent worker/contract worker in a Government Department /Undertaking/Mandal/Local Body of Government of India or State Government or is getting a pension after retirement.

Application Process

Offline

  1. Application forms will be available at Gram Panchayat / Ward Office / Camp site
  2. Applicants have to fill out the application form with the photograph.
  3. Application forms will be submitted in Ladli Bahna Portal/App at camp site/gram panchayat/ward office.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

References

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Documents Required for Government Schemes

Most government schemes require basic documents for verification. While the exact requirements vary, common documents include:

  • Aadhaar Card
  • Income Certificate
  • Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  • Residence Proof
  • Bank Account Details
  • Educational Certificates (for student schemes)

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  2. Collect required documents
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