Notably, ‘Mukhyamantri Mainiya Samman Yojana’ is an ambitious scheme of the state government, under which, all women aged between 21 to 50 years in the state will get financial assistance of Rs 1000 every month in their bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The scheme was expected to benefit about 40 lakh women across the state.Women of 50 years and above are already getting Rs 1000 per month under the universal pension scheme in the state.Meanwhile, many of the schools in Ranchi remained closed on Wednesday after the district administration asked them to provide school buses for commuting the beneficiaries of ‘Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana’ to Ranchi from different Blocks of the district. According to the order issued by the District Transport Officer, as many as 2000 buses were required to bring the beneficiaries to Ranchi from different parts of Ranchi.In the meantime, a PIL has also been filed in Jharkhand High Court seeking ban on ‘Mukhyamantri Maiyan Samman Yojana.’ The petitioner, Vishnu Sahu of Simdega through his lawyer Rajiv Kumar, has alleged that the government is distributing free schemes ahead of Assembly polls to lure voters.The petitioner in his PIL has also cited the Supreme Court’s decision, which said that nothing could be distributed for free. The petitioner argues that this scheme has been brought solely for electoral gain which is a violation of Supreme Court’s instructions, so it should be stopped immediately.
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