PATNA: A day before the launch of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s ‘Mahila Samvad Yatra’, former deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday announced ‘Mai Bahan Maan Yojana‘ (MBMY), promising Rs 2,500 per month each to women from poor and deprived sections of society if RJD forms a govt. “This scheme will be launched and implemented within one month of the formation of our govt in the state,” he told reporters after meeting party workers in Darbhanga.
Tejashwi’s MBMY adds to a growing list of similar welfare schemes launched by govts ahead of assembly polls. These include Madhya Pradesh’s ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’, Maharashtra’s ‘Ladli Bahin Yojana’, and Jharkhand’s ‘Maiya Samman Yojana’.
“I appeal to all my mothers and sisters to come forward and bless their own Tejashwi, ensuring that the scheme is implemented, as their ‘dukh’ (sorrows) are his own,” he said.