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Shimla, September 6 (HS). The Sukhu government of Himachal Pradesh has cancelled 2384 applications under the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi scheme. The government found the women who applied ineligible, after which this action was taken. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Colonel Dhaniram Shandil said this in the assembly on Friday in response to a joint question asked by MLAs Rakesh Jamwal, Sukhram Chaudhary, Randhir Sharma, Pawan Kajal and Vinod Kumar. Colonel Shandil said that under this scheme, only one woman from a family in the state will get the honorarium of Rs 1500.
Colonel Shandil said that at present 28249 women in the state are being given honorarium of Rs 1500. He said that a total of 2,45,881 women receiving social security pension are being provided benefits by increasing the amount of pension they were receiving earlier. He said that in Lahaul Spiti, 1006 women are being given an amount of Rs 1500 under Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi since January this year and Rs 1.20 crore has been spent on this so far.
Shandil said that there was a delay in verification of applications due to the election code of conduct. He said that this scheme is also being emulated in states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, as this scheme is making women financially prosperous. He said that till July 31, 788784 women in the state have applied for an amount of Rs 1500 under this scheme. He said that in the current financial year, a budget provision of Rs 22.84 crore has been made under this scheme.
MLA Rakesh Jamwal said that Congress had promised to give a Samman Rashi of Rs. 1500 each to all women between the ages of 18 and 60, but after coming to power, the government has backtracked from it. He said that the government has imposed many such conditions, due to which most of the women have become ineligible.