Tuesday, 17 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
In the second phase of Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY), the Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) department minister of Uttarakhand, Rekha Arya transferred Rs 3,000 to the bank account of each newly marked beneficiary of the scheme.
The WECD minister said that tthe government is committed to taking care of such children who lost their parents or guardians to Covid-19 or any other disease in the past two years. She asserted that protecting such children’s assets and legal rights are also the department’s responsibilities under this scheme besides providing them monthly monetary assistance till they turn 21 years old.
An amount of Rs 3,000 was transferred to every 1,062 beneficiaries on the first phase of the scheme as the first instalment on August 2 by the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, stated Arya. On the second phase of the scheme, a total of 356 beneficiaries were marked in seven districts under MVY in which 186 beneficiaries are from Dehradun, 76 beneficiaries from Nainital, 40 beneficiaries from Haridwar, 21 beneficiaries from Bageshwar and Almora each, eight beneficiaries from Pithoragarh and four beneficiaries from Tehri Garhwal, informed the WECD minister.
She said that the department has transferred Rs 3,000 to the bank account of each beneficiary through the online transaction and will continue to provide help to the eligible beneficiaries under the MVY scheme. It is pertinent to mention here that the State government has provided financial help of Rs 3,000 to every 1,417 beneficiaries so far under MVY scheme.
