Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, while inaugurating the Ladli Behna Utsav in Chitrakoot, announced that on August 10, Ladli Behnas will get Rs 1250 through a single click and an additional Rs 250 will be given as a Raksha Bandhan gift. He said that the Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on 19th August. But it will be celebrated throughout the month of Savan. Festivals are being organized in every district to receive blessings of Behnas.
Yadav said that sisters shower their affection on brothers. Today sisters have given me the joy by tying a huge Rakhi. He said that the festivals connect us. The whole world is amazed to see the festivals of India. Our sages started the tradition of festivals thousands of years ago to maintain love and harmony in society.
Ladli Behnas handed over a 30-feet-long Rakhi to the Chief Minister in the program. The Behnas also presented ‘Aabhaar Sneh Pati’, which was written in Bagheli dialect, to the Chief Minister.
Yadav said that Chitrakoot is the holy place of Lord Ram and Nanaji Deshmukh. The land of Chitrakoot is irrigated with the tears of love arising from the sacred union of Lord Ram and his great devotee Bharat. Continuous efforts are being made for the all-round development of Chitrakoot. As per the ideals of Nanaji and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, the benefits of government schemes are being given to the deprived and the backmost person for development. Ladli Behna Yojana beneficiaries and women having Ujjwala gas connections from Ujjwala Yojana will be given at Rs 450 for refilling their gas cylinders. Continuous efforts are being made for over all development of the state.
Regional Investors Conclave will be organized in Rewa soon. With this, investors will get the opportunity to invest in large quantities in this entire region and the regional youth will get employment opportunities.
The Chief Minister reached Chitrakoot and planted saplings in the Udyamita Parisar of Deendayal Research Institute under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. He also laid the foundation and dedicated construction works worth Rs 131 crore. The Chief Minister distributed benefits to the beneficiaries of the Ladli Lakshmi Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, and Mukhya Mantri Udyam Kranti Yojana. The Chief Minister also performed Kanya Pujan. The Chief Minister also visited the Livelihood Project exhibition set up at the program venue.
Yadav distributed gifts to Ladli Behnas present in the Ladli Behna beneficiaries' thanksgiving program for the coming Rakhsha Bandhan festival. At the outset, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav spoke to the Ladli Behnas seated on the swings in the campus and blessed Palak. The Ladli Behnas greeted the Chief Minister by showering flowers on him. Dr. Yadav reached among the Behnas who tied Rakhis. He thanked them and gave them his best wishes. Dr. Yadav was overwhelmed with emotion at the love showered on him by Ladli Behnas and at the beginning of his address he sang, ‘Phoolon ka taro ka, sabka kehna hai... Ek Hazaron me meri Behna hai.’
Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing, Smt. Pratima Bagri expressed her gratitude to Chief Minister Dr. Yadav for attending the Ladli Behna Yojana beneficiaries' sammelan in Chitrakoot. She said that along with Rs 1250, the Chief Minister is also giving a gift of Rs 250 to the Ladli Behnas for the festival of Rakhi.
MP Ganesh Singh said that Ladli Behna Yojana is being talked about across the country. Under the leadership of the Chief Minister the state government is implementing all the schemes including Ladli Behna Yojana. An amount of Rs 9 crore 61 lakh has been given to 3 lakh 84 thousand 259 women of Satna district under Ladli Behna Yojana. Development works have started in Chitrakoot, the holy land of Lord Ram, under Ram Van Path Gaman Yojana.
