Overview
- At the MP Excellence Awards in Bhopal, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav honored women achievers and said women are becoming job creators rather than job seekers.
- He said Ladli Behnas will receive ₹1,500 per month starting in November, with the amount to rise over time, as part of the government’s welfare push.
- Yadav cited government figures that women now account for over 47% of startups in the state and that about 6.2 million women participate in more than 500,000 SHGs across sectors including agriculture, food processing and textiles.
- He stated that workers in employment-oriented industries are eligible for a ₹5,000 monthly incentive, framing incentives as support for jobs and enterprise.
- In Jabalpur, Yadav opened the new building of the Government Mahakaushal Autonomous Leading College (PM College of Excellence) and launched development works reported at ₹28.33 crore, while reiterating plans for food industries, a milk processing unit and expanded medical colleges.