CM APPROVES PROPOSAL TO HIKE AMOUNT OF AID GIVEN TO KIDS UNDER PALANHAR YOJANA

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the proposal to increase the amount of assistance given to children under Palanhar Yojana. More than 6.5 lakh children of the state will be benefited by this sensitive decision of CM Gehlot.

As per the proposal, the monthly assistance of Rs 500 for children in the age group of 0 to 6 years has been increased to Rs 750 and the monthly assistance of Rs 1000 for children in the age group of 6 to 18 years has been increased to Rs 1500. This increase in assistance amount will be effective from July 1, 2023. Its implementation will put an additional financial burden of about Rs 411 crore on the state government. This proposal has been approved in connection with the announcement made by the Chief Minister in the Budget 2023-24.

It is worth mentioning that under the Palanhar Yojana run by the state government, orphan children up to 18 years of age, destitute or remarried widowed mother, divorced/abandoned mother etc are given monthly financial assistance by the state government for economic, social and educational development.