Madhya Pradesh Tweaks Scheme For Brides After Alleged Scam
NDTV
Mukhaymantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana aims to provide financial assistance to economically weaker families for their daughters' weddings.
A flagship scheme of the Madhya Pradesh government landed in controversy again after the Congress alleged a scam claiming "rampant distribution" of bad quality items to the beneficiaries.
The opposition's allegation against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government came after some beneficiaries of the Mukhaymantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana alleged that the gifts they got at a mass wedding at Indore's Chimanbagh ground on February 27 were of poor quality.
The scheme, launched in 2006, aims to provide financial assistance to economically weaker families for their daughters' weddings. The beneficiaries get a cheque of Rs 11,000 and household items and jewellery worth Rs 38,000.
Earlier this month, Madhya Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister Meena Singh said fake jewellery was distributed to beneficiaries instead of silver jewellery in her constituency, Umaria. Ms Singh said she has told the district collector to pay cash as compensation to the beneficiaries.
