StatesMadhya Pradesh
Mohan Yadav sends ₹1,834 crore to 1.25 crore women in Laadli Behna payout from Umaria
The 41st monthly instalment of ₹1,500 went out during Navratri from a tribal village in Umaria district, along with LPG refill money and a list of local projects.
Key points
- More than 1.25 crore women received ₹1,500 each in the scheme's 41st monthly instalment.
- Over ₹65,000 crore has been paid out since the Laadli Behna Yojana began, officials said.
- Another ₹115 crore went to more than 23 lakh women for LPG cylinder refills.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday transferred ₹1,500 each to more than 1.25 crore women under the Laadli Behna Yojana, the state’s monthly cash scheme for women, pressing the button at a gathering in Guruwahi village in the Manpur Janpad Panchayat area of Umaria district.
It was the scheme’s 41st monthly instalment. Officials put the day’s transfer at more than ₹1,834 crore and said more than ₹65,000 crore has reached women since the scheme was launched. Yadav noted that this month’s payment had fallen during Navratri.
Gas refills and a Navratri message
Alongside the monthly payment, ₹115 crore was sent to more than 23 lakh women for LPG cylinder refills under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana and the Laadli Behna scheme. Yadav said ₹1,600 crore in refill assistance has been given over the past three years.
He used the event to set his government’s record against that of its predecessors. The Women and Child Development Department’s budget was ₹350 crore under earlier governments, he said, while his government has made a provision of ₹47,000 crore for women’s welfare. He also pointed out that women now serve as District Collectors in a quarter of the state’s districts, and summed up his approach in a slogan: “Sachcha Vaada, Pakka Kaam” (a true promise, solid work).
Laadli Behna, October instalment
- 1.25 crore+ women paidEach received ₹1,500, the scheme's 41st monthly instalment.
- ₹1,834 crore sent on 14 OctoberThe total transferred from Umaria on Wednesday, officials said.
- ₹65,000 crore+ paid since launchCumulative payments under the scheme so far.
What Umaria gets
The visit to Umaria, in the state’s east, came with announcements for the district. Yadav said a Sandipani School would be set up in Umaria and a new building would be built for the Community Health Centre in Manpur, which will later be upgraded to a civil hospital.
Amarpur town will be developed as a tehsil, he said, and land will be allotted to social-sector institutions at 25% of its value.
Why it matters
The Laadli Behna Yojana is the flagship welfare programme of the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh. With more than 1.25 crore women on its rolls, each monthly instalment now costs the state over ₹1,800 crore, and the next one is due in November.