The Uttar Pradesh government is set to transfer the grant for the first three months of the 2022-23 fiscal online to the beneficiaries of Destitute Women’s Pension Scheme, Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana and Mukhyamantri Bal Seva Yojana in the next 100 days.
The Women’s Welfare department will hold a series of self-reliance camps for women in different blocks across the state for this every 15 days and also accept and approve application forms of deserving candidates under the above mentioned schemes.
This was revealed during a presentation made by the department recently on its plans for the next five years.
The state government will also seek convergence of 'One Stop Centre' and 'Women’s Empowerment Centre' to provide all kinds of services like raising awareness of financial assistance being provided by the government, opportunities available for employment, self-employment and skill development in addition to facilitating transfer of benefits of welfare schemes to the people.
After the presentation, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to formulate effective policies and implement schemes for the empowerment of women and all-round growth of children. Officials were also told to set up at least one protection home and a shelter for women at each divisional headquarters on a priority. They were also instructed to take the next phase of Mission Shakti to gram panchayat level.
Meanwhile, the Women’s Welfare department aims to amend certain clauses in the guidelines of Mukhaymantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana in order to simplify it and impact the beneficiaries within six months.
The department also has plans to map skills of women associated with institutions as well as children above 16 years of age and hone their abilities in the next six months.
Furthermore, the state government will inaugurate three shelter homes with a capacity to accommodate 100 women each at Moradabad, Ghaziabad and Ghazipur at the cost of Rs 6.74 crore, Rs 7.18 crore and Rs 6.29 crore respectively in the next few years.
The state government will also ensure provision of grants under the Destitute Women’s Pension Scheme, Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana, and Mukhayamantri Bal Seva Yojana every three months to all beneficiaries in the next two years.
In its Lok Kalyan Sankalp Patra issued ahead of UP assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party had pledged to increase the pension for widows under Destitute Women’s Scheme from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1500 per month and the total amount to beneficiaries of Kanya Sumangala Yojana from Rs 15000 to Rs 25,000 in five years. There are currently around 31 lakh beneficiaries of the Destitute Women’s Pension Scheme in Uttar Pradesh.