Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that sisters can do wonders if they have the urge to work. Mothers, sisters, daughters are not born to live in deprivation and poverty and listen to taunts. The women are not yet given the respect they deserve.
There is discrimination between sons and daughters. It is my life's mission to work for the empowerment of mother, sister, daughter, it is my top priority. After becoming the Chief Minister, the plans that I made were aimed at ensuring women empowerment up to the village level.
Chouhan was addressing a programme to distribute bank loans to the members of self-help groups formed under the State Rural Livelihood Mission at Kushabhau Thakre auditorium. Chief Minister Chouhan distributed bank loans of Rs. 300 crore to the members of self-help groups with a single click. Chouhan also held a virtual dialogue with the members of the group at the Panchayat level.
In the programme, Chouhan also released Aajeevika Calendar full of comprehensive training material. Water Resources Minister Tulsiram Silawat, Public Health and Family Welfare Minister Prabhuram Choudhary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Omprakash Sakhlecha, Minister of State for Panchayat and Rural Development Ramkhelawan Patel and Principal Secretary Panchayat and Rural Development Umakant Umrao were present. In the programme that started with the lighting of lamp and Madhya Pradesh song, a film focused on nutritional food plant made in Dewas district was screened. All the districts and panchayats were virtually connected with the programme.
The Chief Minister thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and said that arrangements have been made through various schemes for the empowerment of women from their birth till their lifetime.
Sambal Yojana is also being implemented in the state. Pregnant mothers under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana, Ladli Laxmi Yojana on the birth of a daughter, free books and school uniform if daughter goes to school, free cycle if daughter goes to another village, if daughter passes with good marks in class twelfth there is a provision for giving benefit of Gaon ki Beti Yojana, if the daughter goes to college then there is a provision for the benefit of Pratibha Kiran Yojana. Also, arrangements have been made in the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana to ensure that the house of the daughter is settled properly.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that so far more than 40 lakh daughters have become Ladli Laxmi in the state.
The state government is going to implement Ladli Laxmi-Two scheme soon.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that our government is committed for the educational, social, economic and political empowerment of women. For women, 50 percent reservation in local bodies was first given in Madhya Pradesh. For women, 50 percent reservation has been made in the posts of contract school teachers and 30 percent in police jobs. Women have also created a new history by working with self-confidence, this is a big social change. Indore has come first in cleanliness five times, the mayor there is a woman. Women Sarpanchs are also doing exemplary work.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that economic empowerment is necessary for self-esteem and self-confidence. Women should be financially empowered, their income should increase, it is necessary for the complete empowerment of women. The state government is working continuously in this direction to ensure that every woman involved in the Aajeevika Mission should have a minimum income of ten thousand rupees per month. Intensive meetings are being held with banks every month so that the women may get loans readily and easily from banks. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that women of self-help groups should adopt the methods of digital transaction of money. Women should move forward with full confidence, following the 13 sutras of the concept of Aajeevika Mission, the state government is with women at every step.
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan said that changes are coming in the field of economic as well as social empowerment due to the activism of women. Women self-help groups should also make continuous efforts for positive change in social behaviour in issues like prohibition, prevention of child marriage, cleanliness, nutrition, environmental protection.
Clothes shop of Rubina runs in Maruti van
Chief Minister Shri Chouhan also interacted virtually with the members of self-help groups of different districts. Smt. Rubina Bi of Dewas district's Jagrukta Aajeevika Self-Help Group told that she used to work as a labourer. After joining the group, she started running a cloth shop in the village itself. With this increase in income, Rubina bought a Maruti van. Now she also goes to sell clothes in the nearby villages. After joining the group, now her monthly income is between Rs. 25 to 30 thousand. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan, after listening to the story of Rubina's struggle and success, encouraged her and told the self-help groups of the entire state to - "Clap for Rubina".