Nahan, 19 July. Under the leadership of Chief Minister of the state Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, the state government has launched various welfare and public welfare schemes for the welfare of the people of the state. With the aim of ensuring strong participation of women in the creation of self-reliant Himachal, the state government is also ensuring successful implementation of welfare schemes for women. This positive change shows that there has been a change in the attitude towards girls in the society. The state government is providing financial assistance under the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana for the marriage of daughters of deprived sections. Through this scheme, an amount of Rs 51 thousand is provided by the state government as financial assistance in the marriage of daughters. Through this scheme, marriage of daughters of many eligible families living below the poverty line is becoming possible. One such beneficiary, Tara Devi, wife of Roshan Lal, who is a resident of Paonta Sahib of Sirmaur district, said that her husband’s brother and sister-in-law passed away about 15 and 18 years ago due to illness. She said that when her brother and sister-in-law died, she had two daughters and a son, and there was no one to take care of these small children. Taro Devi said that she had very limited means of income; there was a little land on which her family was farming and raising their family, but after the death of her brother and sister-in-law, she raised their three children like her own children. Taro Devi said that time passed but after the daughters reached marriageable age, she started worrying about the marriage of both her daughters. She said that it was her dream to marry her daughters well but financial constraints remained the biggest obstacle for her. Her family’s income was not enough to bear the entire expenses of the marriage, and it was also difficult to get help from relatives because everyone was living with limited resources. She said that she was not able to gather sufficient funds for the marriage of her daughter, due to which she was facing difficulties in the marriage of her daughter. She said that she was arranging funds for the marriage of her daughters; during this time, she came to know that under the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana, the state government has made a provision of giving a grant of Rs 51 thousand for the marriage of daughters through the Women and Child Development Department. After this, she went to the office of Child Development Project Officer Paonta Sahib and got complete information about the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana. She applied on the prescribed form along with the desired documents in the office of Child Development Project Officer Paonta Sahib for the grant amount under the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana for the marriage of both her daughters, after which she received a grant amount of Rs 51 thousand each under the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana from the state government for the marriage of both the daughters. Taro Devi said that due to the financial assistance received through the Chief Minister Kanyadan Yojana of the state government, there was no problem in the marriage of her daughters and her daughters were able to get married with pomp and show.
Taro Devi and her daughters, on behalf of their entire family, have expressed their deep gratitude to Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu for the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana, which was started with the objective of providing grant money for the marriage of daughters. Child Development Project Officer Paonta Sahib Geeta Singta, while giving information, said that under the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana, a grant amount of Rs 51 thousand is provided for the marriage of daughters of eligible families. She said that the annual income of the girl’s family should be up to ₹ 50 thousand. Apart from this, daughters of widows, orphan girls, and girls living in Nari Seva Sadans also come under this scheme. She said that for the Mukhyamantri Kanyadan Yojana, one can apply on the prescribed form in the office of the Child Development Project Officer or through an Anganwadi worker and supervisor. After applying, verification is done by the concerned officer. After the application is approved, the grant amount received under the scheme is transferred to the applicant’s bank account.
