Schemes for victims of violence
Usha Kiran Scheme
“Usha Kiran Scheme ” has been launched for intensive publicity of provisions of domestic Violence Act, 2005, as per the directives of the Honorable Supreme Court. Help centres are also established at the district level. There is provision to provide shelter to women affected by domestic violence in the existing Nari Niketans. The Department of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh is implementing this scheme.
Legal Support to Women
This scheme is being implemented by Department of Women and Child Development Madhya Pradesh with an objective to find legal support to socially tortured women with the help of NGOs
Rehabilitation Training Programme for Vulnerable Women
The Department of Women and Child Development Madhya Pradesh is implementing this scheme to train vulnerable women in Sewing, stitching, typing, composing, and printing with the help of NGOs.
Helplines
Swadhar Grehs in the State – HERE
Helpline Numbers – 181, 1090
Welfare Schemes for Women
Janani Suraksha Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by the Health department of Madhya Pradesh. The scheme aims for safe delivery of babies so that Maternity. Mortality Rate is reduced. Under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) the government provides cash incentives for pregnant mothers to have institutional births as well as pre- and ante-natal care. Transport is made available to pregnant women under ‘Parivahan Yojana’. During the last two and half years more than ten lakh women have taken benfit of Janani Suraksha Yojana. The scheme has proved to be successful in urban as well as rural areas. Under the scheme a sum of Rs. 1400 is given to pregnant women in the rural areas and Rs.1000 in the urban areas. The person who brings the pregnant woman to hospital for delivery is given Rs. 600 in the rural areas and Rs. 200 in the urban areas.
Prasooti Sahayata Yojana
The department of labour, Madhya Pradesh, is implementing this scheme. Under this scheme pregnant women working as construction labour are given the benefit of 50 percent of wage for 12 weeks and a sum of Rs 1000 to meet the expenditure on delivery. Women can take benefit under this scheme twice in a lifetime.
Project Shaktiman
Tackling endemic Malnutrition among women and children especially in tribes remains the single most important challenge before the state government. To reduce the percentage of malnutrition among the tribal area, the department of Women and Child Development has separately started a project named “Project Shaktiman” in 39 tribal clusters, which has been identified from 19 tribal dominated districts. A mapping exercise was done to select 38 blocks having a high percentage malnutrition rate among children (0-5 years) of tribal population. This project will help to prevent and reduce malnutrition rates in young children, reduce IMR and MMR through integrated approach, reduce anemia among and adolescent girls, help in improving awareness about personal hygiene, safe drinking water, sanitation and cleanliness and will also improve Vitamin-A
Rastriya Maternity Benefit Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by the Department of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh, with an objective of providing support to the pregnant women of poor economic condition. Gram Panchayats are mandated to provide a sum of Rs. 300 as financial assistance on receipt of application.
Development of Special Education Zone for Women
The Department of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh, is implementing this scheme. Education opens the door in the sky of entire development. But sometimes social taboos and traditions, poor economies become obstacles even in today’s high-tech world. Special education zone for women has established in four cities i.e. Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore & Jabalpur. These special zones have run all courses i.e. Engineering, Medical, Para Medical, Interior Decoration, Food Processing, and Computer etc.
Mukhya-Mantri Kanyadan Yojana
The Department of Panchayat and Social Justice, Madhya Pradesh is implementing the Department for this scheme. Under this scheme, the government has provided help for the marriage of girls whose parents are not financially sound enough to bear the marriage expenses.
Vivah Sahayata Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by the Labour department of Madhya Pradesh. Under this scheme, registered women laborers get a financial assistance of Rs 1000 for the marriage of their daughters.
Swayam Sidha Yojana
The Department of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh, is implementing this scheme with an objective to improve the economic condition of rural women through the help of SHGs. 41000 women are getting benefit of this scheme. Water tank, toilet work shade and community building have been constructed under this scheme.
Nai Swarnim Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by M.P. Pichara Varg Alpsankhayak Vitt evam Vikas Nigam. In this scheme, BPLcategory women get a loan up to an amount of Rs 50000 for self-sustainability.
Swadhar Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by the Department of Women and Child Development Madhya Pradesh. This scheme is aimed at resettlement of poor women under the category of widow, prisoner and affected by natural calamity.
SC/ST Rahat Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by the Tribal Welfare Department of Madhya Pradesh. In this scheme, families having monthly income less than Rs 200/-, get financial assistance of Rs 1000/-
Housing Scheme for the Working Women
The Apex Finance & Development Corporation of Madhya Pradesh is implementing this scheme in which a working woman gets 75% loan of the total cost of a house with the Help of NGOs.
Deendayal Small Loan Yojana
This scheme is being implemented by the Department of Women and Child Development Madhya Pradesh. Under this scheme, women of BPL category get a loan of Rs 10000 for starting their own enterprise
Fruit Preservation Training to Women
This scheme is being implemented by the Horticulture and Food Processing Department of Madhya Pradesh. Under this scheme, rural women receive training for making jam, jelly, prickle, chatni etc with the help of fruit processing training centres.
Kisan Didi Training Programme
This scheme is being implemented by Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development of Madhya Pradesh. One woman in each revenue village is trained as “Kisan Didi” to act as a bridge between the agriculture department and farmers.
For more information on schemes made available by the Madhya Pradesh State government, please visit: https://mpwcdmis.gov.in/#
Schemes by State Governments for Girl Child
Ladli Lakshmi Yojana
The State government offers benefits to the parents who had adopted family planning after two alive children, are registered in an Anganwadi center and are not income tax payees. Under the scheme, National Savings Certificates worth Rs 6,000 are purchased by the state government in the name of a girl every year after her birth till the amount reaches Rs 30,000. The girl covered under the scheme is given Rs 2,000 on getting admission in class VI, Rs 4,000 on getting admission in class IX and Rs 7,500 on admission in class XI. She is given Rs 200 per month during her studies in class XI and XII. When the girl attains the age of 21 and had not married before 18 years of age, she will be paid the amount in lump sum, which comes to Rs 1,00,000.