About 2.46 crore women benefitted by Ladki Bahin Scheme in Maharashtra: Governor C P Radhakrishnan

Mumbai: Around 2.46 crore women have benefited from the Mukhya Mantri: Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana between July-December 2024 and so far, Rs 21,000 crore has been disbursed, Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan said.

“The Mukhya Mantri: Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana is implemented for their economic independence, food, ameliorating their health and strengthening their decision-making role. Financial benefits under this scheme have been given to the beneficiaries from the month of July 2024 to December 2024. About 2 crore 46 lakh women have been given the benefit of about Rs 21,000 crore,” the Governor said addressing the Republic Day celebrations.

“Married women, widows, divorced, estranged and destitute women between the age group of 21 and 65 years and one unmarried woman from such families of the state are given Rs 1500 per month,” he said.

The Governor informed that financial assistance of more than Rs 2800 crore has been credited to the bank accounts of over 68 lakh cotton and soybean farmers for the Kharif season of 2023.

Under the Pumped Storage Projects policy, MoUs have been signed for 38 projects through the Public Private Partnership (PPP). These projects will help to generate 55,970 MW of electricity and attract an investment of Rs. 2.95 lakh crores. In addition, employment generation of 90,390 is expected.

About 67,000 affordable houses are being constructed through CIDCO’s Housing for All initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

The Navi Mumbai International Airport is coming up as the largest Greenfield Airport in the country with an annual capacity of at least 90 million passengers and 2.6 million tons of cargo. There are plans to commence the domestic flight services from this airport by April 2025, he said.

Radhakrishnan said that the government has given administrative approval to river linking projects including Wainganga-Nalganga, Nar-Girna- Par, Damanganga-Godavari, Ekdare-Godavari and Damanganga-Vaitarna-Godavari to divert the water from water-rich areas to the water deficient areas.