UP's Budget 2023-24 Accords Top Priority To Women's Welfare
NDTV
In the Yogi government's budget, a provision of Rs 150 crore has been proposed for the marriage grant scheme for the daughters of poor people belonging to other backward classes.
The Yogi Adityanath government has focused on women's welfare in its budget for the financial year 2023-24 to ensure all-round empowerment and uplift of women.
In the budget, the UP government has allocated funds specifically for girls. Provision of over four thousand crore rupees has been made by the Yogi government for destitute widows. In the budget, a provision of Rs 1050 crore is proposed for the financial year 2023-24 under the Kanya Sumangala Yojana. At the same time, a provision of Rs 600 crore has been made for the Chief Minister's Mass Marriage Scheme.
Rs 4032 crore is provided for the maintenance of destitute widows.
In the Yogi government's budget, a provision of Rs 150 crore has been proposed for the marriage grant scheme for the daughters of poor people belonging to other backward classes. Similarly, an arrangement of Rs 63 crore has been made in the financial year 2023-24 for the Mahila Samarthya Yojana while a provision of Rs 4032 crore has been allocated for maintenance and nutrition grants for destitute widows.
