Mahasamund. Mahtari Vandana Yojana is writing a new story of change in the lives of women. This scheme is not only supporting women struggling with financial crisis, but is also improving the lives of their families by making them self-reliant. Mahtari Vandana Yojana is no less than a boon for Meena Vishwakarma of village Jhalkhamharia. From February 2024, she started getting assistance of Rs 1000 every month. Using this amount, she started ferrying vegetables from Mahasamund. Now her income has increased, due to which she is able to fulfill the needs of her family. Meena considers it the foundation of her financial stability and says, “This scheme has brought a new hope for me.” Similarly, this scheme brought new life for Bhojbai Mongre of Boriyajhar. After the death of her husband, she was going through financial crisis, but after getting the benefit of this scheme from March 2024, she opened a small vegetable shop by adding the amount of six months. Now she has a permanent source of income. Bhojbai proudly says, “Now I am happy to be self-reliant, I have my own business, and I feel empowered.”
Similarly, Usha Sahu of Gram Panchayat Koundkera set up a vegetable stall by using the assistance received from this scheme. Now she is earning Rs 200 per day, which is helping her to easily manage her children’s education and household expenses. Usha emotionally says, “Mahatari Vandan Yojana has given a new direction to my life. Now I am self-reliant and can take care of my family.”
With the help of Mahtari Vandan Yojana, women like Meena, Bhojbai and Usha are becoming self-reliant and shaping their future. They thank Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai from the bottom of their hearts, whose initiative has given a new light to thousands of women. Mahtari Vandana Yojana has indeed become a new hope for the economic empowerment of women.
