Chhattisgarh’s new government launched Mahtari Vandan Yojana within three months of taking office. Two years on, it still reaches almost 70 lakh women every single month.
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Mahtari Vandan Yojana
Chhattisgarh’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women
13 Dec 2023
Vishnu Deo Sai sworn in as CM, after BJP’s election win.
1 Mar 2024
Mahtari Vandan Yojana launches, under CM Sai.
10 Mar 2024
First installment transferred, PM Modi joins virtually.
6 Apr 2026
26th installment reaches 68.48 lakh women.
A Fast-Track Launch, Paid Monthly
Chhattisgarh’s new government launched this scheme within three months of taking office. Unlike most peer schemes, which pay twice a year, Mahtari Vandan Yojana pays out every single month.
Timeline
- 13 December 2023: Vishnu Deo Sai is sworn in as Chief Minister, after the BJP’s Chhattisgarh election win.
- 1 March 2024: The Chhattisgarh government launches Mahtari Vandan Yojana.
- 10 March 2024: The first installment is transferred, with PM Modi joining virtually.
- 6 April 2026: The 26th installment is released, reaching 68.48 lakh women.
Must Know
- Mahtari Vandan Yojana is Chhattisgarh’s state cash-transfer scheme, for married women.
- It was launched on 1 March 2024, under Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai’s BJP government.
- It pays Rs 1,000 a month, or Rs 12,000 a year, via Direct Benefit Transfer.
- Eligible women must be married, aged 21 or above as of 1 January 2024.
- Widows, divorced, and deserted women are also eligible, if family income is under Rs 2.5 lakh a year.
Good to Know
- Unlike many similar schemes, Mahtari Vandan Yojana pays out every single month, not twice a year.
- Chhattisgarh’s Women and Child Development Department manages registration, verification, and payments.
- The scheme covers women across all 33 districts of Chhattisgarh.
- By April 2026, each active beneficiary had received a cumulative Rs 26,000, since the scheme’s launch.
- The scheme’s 2026-27 budget was increased to about Rs 8,200 crore.
- See the full directory of every state’s cash-transfer scheme for women.
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Great to Know
- Vishnu Deo Sai became Chhattisgarh’s first tribal Chief Minister from the BJP, sworn in 13 December 2023.
- He succeeded Bhupesh Baghel of the Congress, whose government lost the 2023 state election.
- Mahtari Vandan Yojana launched within under three months of the new government taking office.
- This mirrors Madhya Pradesh’s Ladli Behna Yojana, another new-government scheme for women launched quickly after an election win.
- An e-KYC verification drive ran from April to June 2026, to keep the beneficiary list accurate.
Current Affairs
- 2026: Mahtari Vandan Yojana keeps expanding, even as the government runs a fresh eligibility check.
- The 26th monthly installment was released on 6 April 2026, transferring Rs 641.62 crore to 68.48 lakh women.
- Each active beneficiary had received a cumulative Rs 26,000 by that point, since the scheme’s March 2024 launch.
- An e-KYC drive ran from 3 April to 30 June 2026, with non-compliant beneficiaries losing further payments.
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