Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said in the Ladli Bahna Sammelan in Sidhi that rakhi is not a bond of raw threads but of affection and intimacy. My life's aim is the welfare and development of women. If i manage to transform the lives of my fellow sisters, me being a CM will be a success Under Ladli Bahna Yojana, Rs one thousand is being given to the sisters every month, the scheme has increased the respect of the sisters. This is not a ritual but a social revolution. The amount of the scheme will be increased to Rs 3 thousand. During his stay in Sidhi district, the Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of a medical college and 100-bed hospital at Rampur Naikin. The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone and dedicated construction works worth Rs 156 crore.
The Chief Minister announced the formation of Municipal Council in Semaria, making Hanumangarh sub tehsil a tehsil and opening of CM Rise School in Gijwar. The Chief Minister announced the implementation of Lift Irrigation Scheme for irrigation facility in 35 villages of Patpara area. The Chief Minister said that now the fee in Lok Seva Centre will be Rs 20 instead of Rs 40. The honorarium of mini Anganwadi center worker has been increased from Rs 6500 to Rs 7250 and the honorarium of Anganwadi assistant has been increased from Rs 5750 to Rs 6500.
The Chief Minister said that I am running a family and not a government. Under Ladli Bahna Yojana, Rs 1,000 is being given from Gwalior on 10th September. The sisters will get Rs 1250 every month from October. It will be gradually increased to Rs 3 thousand. A Ladli Bahna Sena has been constituted in every village. This Sena will help in implementing the government schemes. Efforts are being made to increase the income of the sisters of Self-Help Groups to Rs 10,000 every month. Children coming in merit list have been given scooties and they have been given bicycle, scholarship and Rs 25,000 for computer. The government will pay the fees of the children of every poor family for admission in higher education institutions. Residential land pattas will be given to all landless families. Those poor families who have not got the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be given pucca houses from the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana.
The Chief Minister said that the government will pay the bills of poor families who have received higher electricity bills till August 31. Rs 8 thousand crores are being given for this. Sidhi district and state will be developed with public co-operation. The Chief Minister also distributed benefits to the beneficiaries of various schemes. Ladli Behna Sena greeted the Chief Minister with a huge rakhi, performed kanya-pujan and showered flowers on the sisters. On reaching the venue, the Chief Minister was welcomed with traditional Shaila dance and Gudum Baje.
Member of Parliament Smt. Reeti Pathak said that Chief Minister Chouhan has given numerous huge gifts to Sidhi district. Today the medical college has been given as a great gift. MLA Sidhi Kedarnath Shukla said that today the Chief Minister has given such a gift to Sidhi district in the form of a medical college, which was far from imagination. This is a huge achievement for Sidhi district.
Sidhi district in-charge and Tribal Affairs Minister Meena Singh, Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Pratap Singh, MLA Sharadendu Tiwari, Kunwar Singh Tekam and District Panchayat President Manju Singh were also present.