Ladli Behna Yojana monthly aid to be ₹1,500 after Diwali: M.P. CM Yadav
He said a special budget of ₹27,147 crore has been earmarked for women, including ₹18,699 crore for the Ladli Behna scheme.
"Ladli Behna Yojana beneficiaries would receive ₹1,250 plus an additional ₹250 on Raksha Bandhan. After Diwali, the monthly benefit would be hiked to ₹1,500," he said at a women's empowerment and tribal pride conference in Sarai in Singrauli on Friday (July 4, 2025).
He also stated that 51 lakh girls have benefited from the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, receiving a total of ₹672 crore in assistance.
The Ladli Behna Yojana was launched on June 10, 2023, by then CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The aid at the time was ₹1,000, which was gradually raised to ₹1,250.
The scheme is credited with giving the ruling BJP a resounding victory in the November 2023 assembly polls.
Mr. Yadav also said more than 9,000 tribal families have been granted land rights under the Forest Rights Act.
He promised 33% reservation for women in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls.
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