Which scheme of the Government of Madhya Pradesh provides financial assistance for the marriage of daughters of poor families?
- A.Ladli Laxmi Yojana
- B.Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojana
- C.Mukhyamantri Jan Kalyan (Sambal) Yojana
- D.Mukhyamantri Udyam Kranti Yojana
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah / Nikah Yojana. Running since 2006, it gives financial assistance for the marriage of daughters of poor families and holds community marriage ceremonies at which several couples are married together, which keeps the cost to the family low. Option A, the Ladli Laxmi Yojana, does the opposite: it pays its lump sum only if the girl was not married before 18, so it is a scheme against early marriage rather than a marriage grant. Option C, the Sambal Yojana of 2018, covers unorganised sector workers with death and disability assistance, maternity help and relief on power bills. Option D, the Udyam Kranti Yojana of 2021, arranges bank loans with interest subsidy for self-employment by educated unemployed youth. Read the beneficiary in the question stem and the answer follows.
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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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