With the scheme being rolled out, the BJP government in MP would be able to reach out to about half of the 2.6 crore women voters in the state. Women voters outnumber their male peers in at least 18 of the 230 assembly constituencies in MP, as per an estimate. These areas include the tribal-dominated Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Alirajpur and Jhabua districts.The Madhya Pradesh government will on Saturday transfer Rs 1,000 each to 1.25 crore women in the state under its flagship scheme ‘Ladli Behna Yojana', a move billed as a game-changer by BJP leaders ahead of the year-end Assembly polls.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has appealed to the women in the state to “rejoice on June 10 evening when Rs 1,000 will trickle into their account and joyously light a lamp at their place”, a government statement said on Friday. The beneficiaries can withdraw the money from the bank accounts, the next day onwards, said the statement. Madhya Pradesh: Rescue Operations Underway for 3rd Day to Save 2.5-Year-Old Girl Who Fell Into Borewell in Sehore, Robotic Experts Join Efforts.
With the scheme being rolled out, the BJP government in MP would be able to reach out to about half of the 2.6 crore women voters in the state. Women voters outnumber their male peers in at least 18 of the 230 assembly constituencies in MP, as per an estimate. These areas include the tribal-dominated Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Alirajpur and Jhabua districts.