Under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana, the annual family income of an eligible woman must be less than
- A.Rs 1 lakh
- B.Rs 2.5 lakh
- C.Rs 5 lakh
- D.Rs 8 lakh
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Rs 2.5 lakh. The scheme's means test sets the family's annual income ceiling below Rs 2.5 lakh, and alongside it no member of the family may be an income-tax payer or in regular government service, the family may not hold more than five acres of land, and it may not own a four-wheeler other than a tractor. Option A, Rs 1 lakh, is too tight and would exclude most of the intended beneficiaries. Option C, Rs 5 lakh, and option D, Rs 8 lakh, are ceilings familiar from other contexts, Rs 8 lakh being the widely used creamy layer and economically weaker section limit, which is why candidates reach for it. Note that the income ceiling and the income-tax condition are separate tests, and failing either one is enough to make the family ineligible.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Ladli Laxmi Yojana of Madhya Pradesh was launched in which year?
- A.2005
- B.2006
- C.2007
- D.2010
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The Government of Madhya Pradesh launched the Ladli Laxmi Yojana on 1 April 2007 to improve the sex ratio and to strengthen the position of the girl child in the family, and the Department of Women and Child Development has run it since through anganwadi centres.
Read the full explanation →Under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, what is the total assured benefit payable to a registered girl?
- A.Rs 1,00,000
- B.Rs 1,18,000
- C.Rs 1,43,000
- D.Rs 2,00,000
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The state buys National Savings Certificates of Rs 6,000 a year for the first five years after registration, and these mature into a total assured benefit of Rs 1,18,000 that is released in stages linked to the girl's schooling: Rs 2,000 in Class 6, Rs 4,000 in Class 9, Rs…
Read the full explanation →The final instalment of Rs 1,00,000 under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana is paid to the beneficiary when she
- A.is admitted to Class 11
- B.completes 18 years of age
- C.completes 21 years of age
- D.completes graduation
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The lump sum of Rs 1,00,000 is released after the beneficiary completes 21 years, and two conditions attach to it: she must have passed Class 12 and she must not have been married before the age of 18.
Read the full explanation →What was the monthly amount paid to a beneficiary when the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana was launched?
- A.Rs 500
- B.Rs 1,000
- C.Rs 1,250
- D.Rs 1,500
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The Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana began on 5 March 2023 with a transfer of Rs 1,000 a month, that is Rs 12,000 a year, paid directly into the woman's own Aadhaar-linked bank account.
Read the full explanation →The Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana of Madhya Pradesh was launched on
- A.26 January 2023
- B.5 March 2023
- C.10 June 2023
- D.15 August 2023
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The scheme was launched on 5 March 2023; applications were then taken from 25 March 2023 at camps in wards and gram panchayats, and the first instalment was transferred on 10 June 2023 at a state function in Jabalpur.
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