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MP CM Mohan Yadav Jokes Ladli Behna Scheme Has Become Very Expensive
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Moneycontrol•06-10-2026, 08:22
MP CM Mohan Yadav Jokes Ladli Behna Scheme Has Become Very Expensive
- •Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav made a light-hearted remark that the flagship Ladli Behna scheme has become very expensive for the government.
- •His comments came during an interaction with 12-year-old content creator Binnu Rani at the Bundeli Samagam in Bhopal.
- •The 40th instalment of the scheme in September 2026 involved transferring Rs 1,835.09 crore to 12.5 million women.
- •Yadav assured the young creator that daughters of the state will also be taken care of once they grow old enough for the program.
- •Congress spokesperson KK Mishra criticized the remarks, questioning if the government launched the scheme without proper financial analysis.
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Eligible women under the Ladli Behna scheme currently receive a monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,500, which started from an initial amount of Rs 1,000 when the scheme was first launched.
The Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna scheme was announced on January 28, 2023, and was formally launched on March 5, 2023, by the then Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, with the first installment released in June 2023.
Congress spokesperson KK Mishra criticized the BJP-led state government for running the scheme half-heartedly and questioning whether it introduces welfare programs without analyzing systemic challenges, noting that new names are not being added to the beneficiary list.
