Kanya Sumangala Scheme: PM Modi transfers Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of self-help groups  |  Photo Credit: ANI
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched several women-centric initiatives in the Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh and transferred around Rs 1000 crore to the bank account of various SHGs, which will benefit around 16 lakh women.
According to reports, the PM also transferred money to over 1 lakh beneficiaries of the Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme, which provides assistance to the girl child.
While addressing the public at the launch of ‘Kanya Sumangala Yojana’, the PM said, “The state has worked for women empowerment. This scheme will benefit the daughters of the state.”
The amount was transferred under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM). The mission aims to provide women, especially those at the…