Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that changing the lives of women is my first priority. Sister-brother relationship is a relationship made by God, sisters do not have any religion or caste. I will take away all the sorrows and pains of my sisters, sisters are not helpless, they should be strong, this is my resolution. Sisters from poor, lower middle class families have to face many difficulties. God made son and daughter equal, but in the course of history, sons started getting more importance and daughters started being ignored. To change this situation and for the betterment of daughters, the state government has implemented many schemes. In this sequence, Ladli Bahna Yojana is being started. To ensure that women do not have to face any difficulty to meet their daily needs, we have started Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana to provide Rs 1000 to them per month. The sisters will spend the amount received from the scheme for the betterment of themselves and their families. This scheme will prove to be a social revolution.
Chouhan reached various wards of Bhopal city today to get the forms of Ladli Bahna Yojana filled and hold dialogues.
Interaction held in Idgah Hills, Tila Jamalpura, Barkhedi, Panchsheel Nagar and Sunhari Bagh
Chouhan got the applications of Nazia, Smt. Santosh Tirtade and Preeti Mehra filled at the Yoga Center of Ward No. 10, Idgah Hills. Forms were filled by Shilpi Sisodia and Ayesha Khan at Rashidiya School in Ward No. 13, Tila Jamlapura, and Smt. Pooja and Savita Chandravanshi at Rashidiya School, Ward No. 13, Tila Jamlapura. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan got the forms of Chhaya Borse, Shivani Dhanelia and Anita Nikam and Barkha Tomar in Ward 32 Sunehri Bagh Camp filled.
Women are not born to suffer, be poor or live in hardship
In his interaction with the women, Chouhan said that we do not want to remain poor. Women are not born to suffer, to be poor, to live in hardship. Together we will change the world. Women will live a life of dignity and self-confidence, the state government is committed to empowering women and providing equal opportunities to them in all fields.
For this purpose, various schemes are being run from the birth of the girl child till her education, marriage and to make her self-dependent. The Chief Minister said that the time for women to be confined to the hearth is now over. Women are no less than anyone, be it political life, government service or starting their own business, women should come forward in every field. The state government has reserved half the seats for women in the elections to panchayats and urban bodies. There is a system of adequate reservation in all government services including police. Self-help groups have been formed in the state so that women can unite and start their work and a large number of women are associated with it.
Chouhan instructed Bhopal Collector and Municipal Corporation Commissioner to launch a campaign for the formation of women self-help groups in Bhopal. He said that we have to ensure that every woman earns at least Rs 10,000 per month.
So far one crore 20 lakh sisters have registered
Chouhan said that the life of sisters should be full of happiness and joy, there should not be any difficulty in their life, for this purpose the state government is working on all aspects. Stamp duty is only one per cent for registration of immovable property in the name of women, while this fee is three per cent for registration in the name of men. Due to this, immovable properties have been registered in the name of women on a large scale. It has also been made mandatory to register the name of the wife along with the husband in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana houses. The Chief Minister said that the state government has closed all the ahatas running along with liquor shops in the state from April 1. This decision has also been taken with the aim of improving the lives of women. Ladli Bahna Sena will also be formed in all panchayats and wards of the state. This sena will be ready to help women in all circumstances. Chouhan said that so far one crore 20 lakh sisters have registered under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana.
The Chief Minister was welcomed with the song ‘Bichha do apni palkon ko – ki mere bhaiya ji aaye hain’
On reaching various wards, the sisters warmly welcomed Chouhan. At the Yoga Centrer located at Idgah Hills, the sisters welcomed the Chief Minister by applying Tilak along with Swasti-Vachan. At the camp at Tila Jamalpura, the sisters welcomed the Chief Minister by offering him home-cooked dishes and singing the song “Bichha do apni palkon ko – ki mere bhaiya ji aaye hain”. Chouhan also encouraged the sisters by singing the song “Phoolon Ka Taron Ka Sabka Kehna Hai – Ek Hazaron Me Meri Behna Hai”.
Greeted by performing ritual to ward off evil eye
On reaching Rashidiya School, local resident Smt. Nagina Afroz greeted Chief Minister Chouhan by performing ritual to ward off evil eye. Afroz said that Chief Minister Chouhan has started many schemes and programmes for the betterment of sisters.
He should keep making such ‘priyas’ (efforts), he should not be affected by the evil eye of anyone.
The women also sang a song focused on the Mukhya Mantri Ladli Bahna Yojana, the lyrics of which were – ‘Jab Covid padho bhari, bhaiya tumne na himat hari, e-KYC karwa lo pyari, link karwa lo jako aadhaar se, bhaiya ji toh hai bade kaam ke’.
Nikhat of Ward 35 tied a rakhi to Chief Minister Chouhan as a symbol of strengthening the unbreakable bond of brother and sister by supporting lakhs of families under Ladli Bahna Yojana.
Local resident Rachna said that every penny counts for sisters living in conditions like ours. By getting 1000 rupees per month, the whole family along with us women will be greatly benefited.
Chief Minister Chouhan welcomed the sisters by showering flowers at the camp in Panchsheel Nagar. In the camp of Sunhari Bagh, the sisters greeted the Chief Minister Chouhan by presenting him cards made on the Ladli Bahna Yojana.
