CENTRE RELEASED RS. 495 CRORE TO STATES FOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

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LOK SABHA

The Centre has released Rs. 495 crore to various States and Union Territories for Women & Child Development under Centrally Sposnored Schemes till June this year. Rs. 1967.6 crore were released last year under the schemes.

Rupees 58.4 have been released to Madhya Pradesh followed by Rs. 44.04 crore to Tamil Nadu, Rs. 38.78 crore to Bihar, Rs. 38.42 crore to Uttar Pradesh and Rs. 30.8 crore to West Bengal. Maharasthra received the largest fund (Rs. 189.35 crore) last year, followed by West bengal (Rs. 166.8 crore) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs. 150.96 crore).

This information is contained in the written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development Smt. Jaskaur Meena.