Rs 2 lakh benefit for Ladli Laxmi girls by age 21

The manifesto promised a total Rs 2 lakh benefit for girls from BPL families from birth to age 21 under the Ladli Laxmi framework. The official Madhya Pradesh Women and Child Development page confirms the continuing Ladli Laxmi scheme and lists staged benefits, including a government certificate of Rs 1,18,000, education-linked payments and a final Rs 1 lakh payment at age 21 subject to conditions. This is meaningful delivery through the same policy area, but it does not meet the promised Rs 2 lakh total benefit. The official eligibility language found in this pass also refers to Madhya Pradesh resident, non-income-taxpaying parents rather than a clean all-BPL formulation. Because the scheme exists and pays benefits but falls short of the promised value, the verdict is partial. Budget: no current approved-source allocation or utilisation line specific to raising Ladli Laxmi benefits to Rs 2 lakh was found in this pass.