News Desk, AnyTV, Gangtok
Published by: Shiv Sharan Shukla
Updated Sat, 05 Mar 2022 05:49 PM IST
Summary
The Sikkim government has announced the launch of Amma and Bahini scheme. CM Prem Singh Tamang gave this information during his address in a program. He said that these schemes would be started from this year itself.
The Sikkim government has given twenty thousand rupees to all the non-working mothers and free sanitary napkins to all the girl students studying in class nine. Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang made this announcement on Friday. Addressing a program at Melli, the CM said that the state government would start Amma scheme for non-working women and Bahini scheme for girl students.
Tamang said that under the Amma scheme, twenty thousand rupees will be sent every year to all the non-working mothers of the state in their bank accounts. Tamang also told that to take advantage of this scheme, the name of women should be in the voter list of the state.
CM Tamang further said that this scheme will be implemented from this year itself. The process of completing the necessary formalities for this is going on. CM Tamang informed that Rs 100 crore has been arranged in the budget for this scheme. He hoped that this would inculcate the habit of saving among non-working mothers.
Sikkim CM PS Tamang informed that the state government will provide sanitary napkins free of cost to all the girl students studying in class nine. He said that at present 18000 girl students are studying in class 9 in the state. For this, the state government is also planning to install sanitary napkin vending machines in schools, increase menstrual hygiene and health awareness programs.
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The Sikkim government has given twenty thousand rupees to all the non-working mothers and free sanitary napkins to all the girl students studying in class nine. Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang made this announcement on Friday. Addressing a program at Melli, the CM said that the state government would start Amma scheme for non-working women and Bahini scheme for girl students.
Tamang said that under the Amma scheme, twenty thousand rupees will be sent every year to all the non-working mothers of the state in their bank accounts. Tamang also told that to take advantage of this scheme, the name of women should be in the voter list of the state.
CM Tamang further said that this scheme will be implemented from this year itself. The process of completing the necessary formalities for this is going on. CM Tamang informed that Rs 100 crore has been arranged in the budget for this scheme. He hoped that this would inculcate the habit of saving among non-working mothers.
Sikkim CM PS Tamang informed that the state government will provide sanitary napkins free of cost to all the girl students studying in class nine. He said that at present 18000 girl students are studying in class 9 in the state. For this, the state government is also planning to install sanitary napkin vending machines in schools, increase menstrual hygiene and health awareness programs.