PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
Women Empowerment and Child Development (WECD) minister Rekha Arya transferred financial assistance of Rs 2,84,31,000 to a total of 9,477 beneficiaries for the months of September and October on Tuesday through DBT under the Mukhyamantri Vatsalya Yojana (MVY).
Arya informed that in September 2026, a sum of Rs 1,42,50,000 was distributed to 4,750 beneficiaries from 13 districts of the State, while in October 2026, a sum of Rs 1,41,81,000 was transferred to the accounts of 4,727 beneficiaries.
Arya said that the MVY is a means of protection and support for children in the State who have lost their parents or guardians due to the Covid epidemic and other adverse circumstances. For this purpose, a monthly assistance of Rs 3,000 under the scheme is being transferred directly to the bank accounts of beneficiaries through DBT, she said.
She informed that a total of 6,544 children have been approved under the scheme by the district-level committees. 30 children completed 21 years of age in September 2026 and 23 children in October 2026. Since the inception of the scheme, 1,565 children have completed 21 years. Meanwhile, 252 children have dropped out of the scheme due to reasons including death, employment, remarriage of parents and marriage of the beneficiary. Thus, the total number of children dropped out of the scheme has reached 1,817.
Notably, in September and October 2026, an amount of Rs 17.01 lakh was distributed in Almora, Rs 5.07 lakh in Bageshwar, Rs 6.06 lakh in Chamoli, Rs 14.76 lakh in Champawat, Rs 40.70 lakh in Dehradun, Rs 34.98 lakh in Haridwar, Rs 28.29 lakh in Nainital, Rs 26.58 lakh in Pauri Garhwal, Rs 9.30 lakh in Pithoragarh, Rs 11.16 lakh in Rudraprayag, Rs 38.07 lakh in Tehri Garhwal, Rs 37.80 lakh in Udham Singh Nagar and Rs 14.16 lakh in Uttarkashi.
