{
  "id": 1767416,
  "title": "MP’s Ladli Behna Scheme: ₹250 Hike On Raksha Bandhan, Monthly Aid Set To Reach ₹3,000 In Two Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mps-ladli-behna-scheme-250-hike-on-raksha-bandhan-monthly-aid-set-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T17:29:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mps-ladli-behna-scheme-250-hike-on-raksha-bandhan-monthly-aid-set-to-reach-3000-in-two-years"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Madhya Pradesh government plans to increase the monthly financial assistance under the Ladli Behna Yojna scheme by Rs 250, raising it to Rs 1,750 for women ahead of Raksha Bandhan. This additional Rs 250 will cost the state an extra Rs 312 crore, bringing the total transfer to Rs 2,148 crore. The government aims to eventually raise the monthly aid to Rs 3,000 by Raksha Bandhan, coinciding with its pre-2023 election commitments. To achieve the Rs 3,000 target, the government must allocate an additional Rs 21,000 crore, totaling Rs 42,000 crore annually to Ladli Behnas. While financial experts deem this expenditure challenging, the state has already allocated Rs 23,882 crore for the scheme, with an extra Rs 2,000 crore earmarked specifically for this increase.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The state government will add Rs 250 to the financial assistance of Rs 1,500 a month provided to women across the state under the Ladli Behna Yojna. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will transfer Rs 1,750 to the accounts of more than 1.25 crore women on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. In this way, the government will transfer Rs 2,148 crore to the accounts of Ladli Behnas. To…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}