Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav will release 41st instalment of the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana on October 14, during the programme held at a village called Guruwahi in Manpur Janpad Panchayat of Umaria district.
The financial aid will be disbursed via a facility of transferring money by a single click and the banking system in the state to the bank accounts of around 1.25 crore eligible women. Through the scheme, the beneficiaries will be given financial assistance of ₹1,500 per month.
Inauguration and laying of various development programmes will be also held under the programme. The ‘instalment release’ during Navratri reflects that state government is keen on women’s financial support and economic independence.
Address Weakened Financial Independence of Women
The objective of Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana is to make the women more financially self-reliant, fortified their health and nutrition status and boost their engagement during household decision making process.
Under the scheme eligible women generally receive the amount of ₹1500 per month. Under the scheme, assistance of ₹900 per month is given to registered eligible beneficiaries who receive social security pensions.
The financial aid is directly credited to the bank and/or Aadhaar related bank accounts, which have an active Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) facility. The payment system is designed to streamline and simplify payments for beneficiaries.
41st Instalment Follows 40 Previous Payments
The initial installment of the scheme has been paid to around 1.25 crore women so far in June 2023. The state government states that 40 instalments had been disbursed by September 2026 and the 41st instalment will be disbursed on October 14.
They were also provided extra support of ₹250 four times during August 2023, August 2024, August 2025 and August 2026.
In 2026-27, the Madhya Pradesh government has provided ₹23,882.81 crore for the scheme, emphasizing the government’s dedication to the initiative.
136 Development Projects to Be Inaugurated or Laid
During this event, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will be laying the foundation stones of 136 development projects, involving an onstated expenditure of around ₹144.16 crore.
Of these, 68 projects under spending of ₹87.32 crore will be inaugurated and foundation stones will be laid in another 68 projects, the amount of which is estimated to be around ₹56.84 crore.
The projects are spread in two regions namely in Bandhavgarh Assembly and in Manpur Assembly. 18 projects with a total budget of ₹59.07 crore will be inaugurated in Bandhavgarh while the foundation stone laying ceremony will take place for 46 projects with a budget of ₹32.25 crore.
50 projects having a cost of ₹28.25 crore will be inaugurated and 22 projects of about ₹24.59 crore will have the foundation stones laid in Manpur.