In Himachal Pradesh, the Sukhu government has implemented the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojana. Under the scheme, women are being given Rs 1500 every year. Women who applied before the code of conduct in the state have received a lump sum amount of Rs 4500 for three months. Under the scheme, all women above the age of 18 will get Samman Nidhi.Sirmaur District Welfare Officer Vivek Arora of Himachal Pradesh said that so far 4 thousand 128 women in Sirmaur have been benefited by providing an amount of Rs 1500 and they have been given a lump sum installment of three months. So far, Rs 1 crore 85 lakh 76 thousand have been spent in Sirmaur district.
He said that so far all those women in the district have received a lump sum amount of 1500, who had applied to the department under the scheme before March 16. He said that till now a total of 58578 women have applied to the department in Sirmaur district and a large number of applications are continuously coming. Vivek Arora said that rumours are being spread about the last date of application of the scheme, whereas there is no last date for these applications.
He also said that eligible women do not need to come in person. Anyone can attach the necessary documents in the form and submit them in the office. He said that under the scheme, this amount has been given to 770 eligible women in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district, 1595 in Paonta Sahib, 196 in Pachhad, 844 in Shillai, 468 in Shri Renukaji and 255 in Rajgarh.It is worth noting that till now this honor amount has been given to about 50 thousand women in Himachal Pradesh. The government had released Rs 23 crore. A total of 5 lakh women in the state are to get this amount and Rs 900 crore will be spent annually on this.
