CM to e-transfer 1st instalment of Mahtari Vandan funds today

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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai will disburse the first payment of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana in Raipur on Thursday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over virtually.

The occasion will also mark the commencement of Chhattisgarh's campaign to end child marriages.

The event will see cultural programmes. Stalls will be set up to sell products made by women self-help groups and to provide information about the government's welfare schemes.

About 72.74 lakh applications were received in the first phase of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana.

Under this, married women aged 21 and above will be provided a monthly assistance of Rs 1,000. The amount will be transferred to their bank accounts.

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