Monday, September 11, 2023

Chief Minister Ladli Laxmi YojanaSucceeded in bringing transformative thinking in the society



        Chief Minister Ladli Laxmi Yojana

Succeeded in bringing transformative thinking in the society

Mukhyamantri Ladli Lakshmi Yojana was started in Madhya Pradesh to strengthen the future of daughters.  Its aim is to bring about a change in the thinking of the society including educational and economic empowerment of daughters.  This scheme, which was started about 16 years ago, on one hand has increased the respect of daughters and on the other hand has succeeded in bringing about a change in the thinking of the society.  This scheme has set many records since its inception and is on the path of continuous progress.  The daughters of the state are getting the benefits of this scheme started by the Madhya Pradesh government which has proved to be a boon for the daughters.  This is also helping poor parents to provide maintenance, higher education and healthy life to their girl child.  The scheme has created a unique history for the nurture, protection and respect of daughters.

Journey covered for more than one and a half decade

With the aim of ensuring all-round development of girls, Madhya Pradesh Government started Ladli Lakshmi Yojana from 01 April 2007.  The scheme has completed 16 years and has achieved unprecedented results.  The special thing about the scheme is that it has been successful in changing the attitude of the society towards daughters.  Today daughters are showcasing their talent in all fields.  Till now, more than 46 lakh daughters of the state are taking benefit of this scheme by joining Ladli Lakshmi Club.  Till now, more than 13 lakh 30 thousand beloved daughters have received scholarships worth more than Rs 366 crore.

The scheme became effective due to improvement in sex ratio

In the series of efforts started from Ladli Lakshmi Yojana to improve the condition of daughters and change the outlook of the society, many schemes were started for the education of girls, their better health and self-reliance.  To ensure that the birth of a daughter is not considered a burden, Ladli Lakshmi Yojana has been started to ensure that a daughter is born a millionaire by birth.  The positive impact of all these efforts is visible in the state.  The birth rate of daughters in the state is 956 per 1 thousand sons.  This improvement in sex ratio is indicative of the changed outlook of the society and is a major achievement for the state government.  Madhya Pradesh is the first state in the country where Ladli Lakshmi Diwas is celebrated on 2 May.  To ensure that daughters get full benefit of this scheme, no daughter should be deprived of the benefits of the scheme, hence Ladli Lakshmi Law was enacted in the state.  Taking forward the respect of daughters, the construction work of Ladli Lakshmi Path, Ladli Lakshmi Vatika, Ladli Lakshmi Park and Ladli Lakshmi Panchayats is going on.

objective of the plan

• To improve the sex ratio index in Madhya Pradesh.
• To create positive thinking among the general   public towards the birth of girl child.
•To improve the education and health status of girls in the society.
• To reduce the population growth rate.
• To encourage family planning, especially to discourage childbearing after the birth of two girl children.
• To provide a good foundation for the bright future of the girl child.
• To stop female foeticide.  To create a positive and enabling environment for the development of the girl child.
• Discouraging child marriage and encouraging marriage at the legally acceptable age.


Eligibility in case of normal case

• The girl child must have been born on or after January 1, 2006.
• The girl child should be registered in the local Anganwadi centre.
• Parents should be natives of Madhya Pradesh.
• Parents should not be income tax payers.

In case of special case

● In a family where there are maximum two children and the mother or father has died, registration can be done till the child turns five years of age.  But in such a case, if the couple has a second marriage and already have two children, then the daughter born from the second marriage will not get the benefit of the scheme.
Even if there are three girls together at the time of first delivery, all three girls will get the benefit of Ladli Lakshmi Yojana.
• Eligible girls born to women prisoners in jail will also be benefited under the scheme.
• One of the cases in which family planning has not been adopted due to health related reasons The Collector has been given the right to approve cases for two years instead of one year.
District Collector will give approval-rejection under special case by minutely examining the applications received late.
• Application has to be made by the Superintendent of the Orphanage Protection Home within 1 year of admission to the orphanage and before the girl turns 5 years of age or within 1 year of adoption by the adoptive parents.

Benefits of the scheme

• An assurance certificate of Rs 1 lakh 43 thousand is issued by the government in the name of the girl child.
• A registered girl child is given a scholarship of Rs 2,000 on admission in class 6th, Rs 4,000 on admission in class 9th, Rs 6,000 on admission in class 11th and Rs 6,000 on admission in class 12th.
• Ladli girls class 12th After taking admission in a postgraduate or professional course (course duration minimum two years), an incentive amount of Rs 25,000 is given in two equal installments in the first and last year of the course.

• Teaching for higher education (undergraduate)
The fees will be borne by the government.  • There is a provision for final payment of Rs 1.00 lakh on completion of 21 years of age of the girl, on appearing in class 12th examination and on marriage of the girl after completing the age prescribed by the government.

Ladli Lakshmi Yojana at a glance
• Started from 01 April 2007
• More than 46 lakh daughters of the state got the benefit of the scheme.
• 956 daughters were born for every 1000 sons in the state.
• Till now, scholarship worth more than Rs 366 crore has been given to more than 13 lakh 30 thousand beloved daughters.
Ladli Lakshmi Day is celebrated in Madhya Pradesh on 2 May.

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