Ladli Behna Yojana monthly aid to be ₹1,500 after Diwali: M.P. CM Yadav

More than 1.27 crore women beneficiaries of Madhya Pradesh government’s flagship Ladli Behna Yojana will get a monthly aid of ₹1,500 after Diwali, up from the current ₹1,250, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said.

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.