Mahtari Vandan Yojana Helps Woman Strengthen Family Income and Support Children's Education

Raipur, Oct 5 (UNI) In the remote forest village of Bamhani in Pendra development block of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district, a small vegetable garden has become a symbol of a much bigger change in Ishwari Markar's life. For the 40-year-old, the Rs1,000 received every month under the Mahtari Vandan Yojana has provided not just financial support, but the confidence to build a modest source of income through her own efforts. Using a part of the assistance received under the scheme, implemented under the Chhattisgarh government, Ishwari developed a vegetable garden on the land behind her home. The garden now supplies fresh vegetables…