The Chief Minister's Office of Madhya Pradesh announced on Sunday, 14 June 2026, that Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav transferred more than Rs 1,835 crore to over 1 crore 25 lakh women beneficiaries under the Ladli Bahna Yojana through a single-click mechanism at an event held in Kesli, Sagar district.

Context

The post, shared by the official @CMMadhyaPradesh handle, states that "mukhyamantri Dr. Mohan Yadav ne aaj Sagar jile ke Kesli mein aayojit karyakram mein sahbhagita kar Ladli Bahna Yojana antargat 1 crore 25 lakh se adhik bahnon ke khate mein Rs 1,835 crore se adhik rashi single click ke madhyam se antrit ki" — meaning Chief Minister Dr. Yadav participated in a programme at Kesli in Sagar district and transferred more than Rs 1,835 crore into the accounts of over 1.25 crore women beneficiaries under Ladli Bahna Yojana via a single click.

At the same event, Dr. Yadav also inaugurated and performed bhoomi pujan (ground-breaking ceremonies) for various development works worth more than Rs 190 crore, gifting residents of the region with infrastructure and public welfare projects. Beneficiaries of multiple public welfare schemes were also handed over their entitlements in person.

Policy Backdrop

Ladli Bahna Yojana was launched in 2023 under the then Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan with an initial monthly benefit of Rs 1,000 per eligible woman from low-income households. The scheme has since become a flagship direct benefit transfer (DBT) programme of the Madhya Pradesh government.

The single-click transfer mechanism used at the Kesli event reflects the state's broader adoption of DBT infrastructure — the same technology stack that powers pension disbursements and scholarship transfers across the state. Successive BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh have positioned women-focused cash transfers as a central pillar of social welfare delivery, mirroring similar programmes in other states while emphasising scale and financial inclusion.

Prior to the main programme, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav visited an exhibition organised by various government departments, reviewing schemes and initiatives on display.

Stakeholders and Impact

The primary beneficiaries of Sunday's disbursement are women from low-income rural and semi-urban households across Madhya Pradesh, with more than 1.25 crore accounts credited in a single transaction. The scale of the transfer underlines the scheme's reach as one of the largest women-focused direct benefit programmes in the state's history.

Residents of Sagar district — particularly those in and around Kesli — also stand to benefit from the development projects worth over Rs 190 crore that were inaugurated or had their foundation stones laid at the event. These projects span multiple sectors, with additional welfare scheme benefits distributed to individual beneficiaries at the venue.

What's Next

Attention will now turn to the regularity of subsequent monthly instalments under Ladli Bahna Yojana and the progress of the Rs 190 crore development works whose ground-breaking was performed at Kesli. The state government's ability to sustain disbursements at this scale will be closely watched as a barometer of its fiscal commitment to women's welfare ahead of future electoral cycles.