Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Friday (November 13) transferred more than Rs 1,831 crore to the bank accounts of over 1.24 crore women under the Mukhyamantri Ladli Behna Yojana, the state government's flagship monthly assistance scheme, ANI and IANS reported.

Source: ANI

The transfer, the scheme's 42nd instalment, was made through a single-click direct benefit transfer (DBT) process at a state-level Mahila Sammelan in Pichhore in Shivpuri district, in the presence of Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, IANS reported. A total of 1,24,81,550 eligible women received Rs 1,500 each as monthly financial assistance.

Rs 1,831 crore+transferred in the 42nd instalment
1,24,81,550women beneficiaries
Rs 1,500monthly assistance per woman
42ndinstalment of the scheme

Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister also announced that Pichhore will be made a district on the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission. The state government has constituted the commission, and the new district will be created once its recommendation is received, he said, according to the reports.

The Ladli Behna Yojana was launched in June 2023 by the then BJP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan. According to government figures cited by IANS, Rs 67,230.96 crore had been transferred to beneficiaries through 41 instalments till October 2026, and the state government has allocated Rs 23,882.81 crore for the scheme in the 2026-27 financial year.

What happens next: beneficiaries can check the payment status of the 42nd instalment on the scheme's official portal, cmladlibahna.mp.gov.in; DBT credits can take a day or two to reflect in bank accounts. The Pichhore district announcement now moves to the Delimitation Commission process before a formal notification.