Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Announces ‘Ladka Bhau’ Job Training And Stipend Scheme For Youth At Pandharpur

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced a job training and stipend scheme for youth, tentatively named ‘Ladka Bhau’ Yojana, days after it introduced a monthly financial assistance scheme for eligible women. He declared broad features of the new scheme, primarily targeting men, at Pandharpur in Solapur district on the occasion of Ashadhi Ekadashi.

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talking to reporters, he said that under this scheme, job seekers who are class 12 pass will receive 6,000 rupees, diploma holders will get 8,000 rupees, and those with a bachelor’s degree will get 10,000 rupees per annum. They will receive this stipend from the government during their on-job training in the industry.