Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan increased the financial assistance under the Ladli Behna Scheme and announced additional benefits for women. What is the increased amount of financial assistance provided to women under the Ladli Behna Scheme?

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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan increased the financial assistance granted to women under the Ladli Behna Scheme from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,250 per month on 27 August. Apart from this, the MP CM also declared 35 per cent reservation for them in government posts and cooking gas cylinders will be distributed to women at ₹450 in August to honor 'Sawan'. In the holy month of Sawan, women will receive cooking gas at 450. According to government data, a total of 3,628.85 crore has been distributed as financial aid to eligible women under the Ladli Behna Yojana, which began on 10 June this year. Women between the ages of 23 and 60 who are not income tax-payers and have an annual family income of less than 2.5 lakh receive Rs 1,000 a month under the scheme. About Madhya Pradesh Capital: Bhopal        Chief minister: Shivraj Singh Chouhan    Governor: Mangubhai C. Patel About Ladli Behna Yojana Madhya Pradesh government has launched a new scheme called Ladli Behna Yojana in March 2023. Laadli Bahna Yojana is a government scheme to empower the lives of girls and women especially in Madhya Pradesh. The Chief Minister plans to help poor girls and women in the state become financially independent through the “Laadli Bahna Yojana”. The government has announced to spend up to 60 thousand crore rupees in this scheme in the next 5 years.