Joyful alert ring beeps on women’s mobiles
Team News Riveting
Raipur, April 6
Under the guidance of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, the Chhattisgarh government on Monday released the 26th installment of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana, being implemented for the economic and social empowerment of women in the state.
As soon as the amount was released, notification bells of happiness rang on the mobile phones of beneficiary women. Under this scheme, Rs 641 crore 62 lakh 92 thousand were transferred to the bank accounts of more than 68.48 lakh women of the state. Among the beneficiaries, 7,773 women are residents of villages covered under the Niyad Nellanar scheme.
To fulfill the guarantee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and for the welfare of women, this scheme was launched in March 2024. Since then, beneficiary women have been receiving financial assistance of Rs 1,000 every month regularly. Under this scheme, a total payment of Rs 16,881 crore has been made to beneficiary women so far.
It is noteworthy that the process of completing KYC of beneficiary women under the scheme is also being carried out at a fast pace. This KYC updation process has been started from April 3rd through e-Governance Services India Limited and will continue till June 30. The work of KYC updation is being carried out by VLEs in rural areas at Gram Panchayat buildings and in urban areas at Ward offices. Women and Child Development Minister Smt. Lakshmi Rajwade has appealed to such beneficiary women of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana whose e-KYC has not been completed to get their e-KYC done immediately so that the assistance amount reaches their accounts without any interruption.
According to information received from the Women and Child Development Department, the total number of beneficiaries under the Mahtari Vandan Yojana is 68,94,633. Out of these, excluding beneficiaries whose KYC is pending, payment of the 26th installment has been made to 68,48,899 beneficiaries.
