CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Maharashtra Government operates one such scheme. The government offers 50, 000 rupees via this scheme for the birth of daughters. The Manjhi Kanya Bhagyashree Yojana was launched on April 1st, 2016, by the Maharashtra government. The scheme was launched to boost and improve the statistics for girls.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2014 policy gave women an option to use either the father’s name or the husband’s name in official documents, while the children had the option to use either their mother’s or their father’s name in these records.

Detailed explanation-3: -This scheme will provide a platform for rural women to approach the government to avail their entitlements and empower them through training, awareness generation and capacity building. The government discontinued the MSK scheme in 2022.