Ladli Laxmi Yojana

It was inaugurated by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on 2 May 2007,[1] which was followed by expansion to six additional states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Goa.

The scheme lays a lot of emphasis on providing a good substructure for the economic and educational status of the families adopting this and suppress female infanticide.

Its underlying goal includes bringing about a positive change in the mindset of conservative Indian families about the birth and upbringing of the girl child.

[4] The State Minister, Maya Singh, reported that over 20 lakh girl children in Madhya Pradesh have benefited from the scheme till 14 May 2015.

She also said, "In 2006 Mahila Panchayat, a total of 14 announcements, including that of 'Ladli Laxmi scheme' which is aimed at, among other things, bridging the skewed sex ratio, were made and all of them now stand fulfilled.

On the chance that the Scheme moves with its Performa of execution then this will change the discrimination met by the young women in the society and will guarantee a hopeful future.

The scheme aims at providing monetary assistance to families below the poverty line and adopted orphans to finance the educational expenses for eligible girl children.