Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's ambitious "Kanya Vivah Yojana" was started again today from Nasrullaganj in Sehore district. Chief Minister Chouhan along with his wife Sadhna Singh welcomed the wedding procession.
In the first event of the scheme, the marriage procession of 465 bridegrooms was taken out simultaneously. At the time of welcome the procession, Chief Minister Chouhan was accompanied by the Minister in-charge of Sehore district Prabhuram Choudhary and MP Ramakant Bhargava. The distance of the wedding ceremony venue from the Mandi courtyard of Nasrullaganj is one kilometer.
The route of the procession was decorated very beautifully, which was worth seeing. On the way of the procession, welcome gates were made at different places. In Nasrullaganj, the procession was accorded a grand welcome by the women, children and the large groups of people by showering flowers with enthusiasm. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan greeted the people by showering flowers in an open jeep in the procession.
The famous band of Narsinghgarh was included in the procession.
The horses were also dancing on hearing the sound of the band. This scene of the procession looked very amazing and unforgettable. There were grand fireworks to welcome the procession. The procession was also attended by the relatives of the bridegrooms and a large number of people of Nasrullaganj, who were gracing the procession by dancing.
Serial numbers were given to all the bridegrooms by the district administration, which were also inscribed on the bride's altar. Due to this, the bridegrooms did not face any kind of problem on the arrival of the procession.
It is worth mentioning that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday started Mukhya Mantri Kanya Vivah Yojana from Nasrullaganj. Under the scheme, financial assistance of 55,000 is provided to the girl. This includes household goods worth Rs 38,000, cheque of Rs 11,000 and Rs 6,000 for other arrangements.