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PM Modi To Transfer Rs 10,000 Each To 75 Lakh Women In Bihar
The scheme will be community-driven and resource persons connected to self-help groups will provide training to support their endeavour, writes Anamika Ratna.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Chief Minister's Women Employment Scheme via video conferencing, targeting voters in poll-bound Bihar on Friday at 11 am.
During this event, an amount of Rs 10,000 will be deposited directly into the bank accounts of those women. The initial outlay for this scheme will be Rs 7,500 crore.
Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, this major initiative is aimed at wooing women voters. While the scheme has been in the making for quite some time, the timing is chosen just before the announceme