UP Election 2022: PM Narendra Modi in Prayagraj today with cash schemes to woo women voters

PM Modi In Prayagraj: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is headed to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to give fillip to BJP's campaign for UP Assembly elections next year.

The Prime Minister, who is spearheading the party's campaign with major launches and inaugurations, will transfer around ₹ 1,000 crores in the bank account of Self Help Groups, benefiting around 16 lakh women members.

The government has said that the event will be a "one of its kind programme" that will be attended by over two lakh women.

During the programme, the Prime Minister will also transfer stipends in the account of women engaged in doorstep financial services at the grassroot level.

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During the programme, PM Narendra Modi will also transfer over 20 crores to more than 1 lakh beneficiaries under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Kanya Sumangala Scheme’. The scheme provides conditional cash transfer to a girl child at different stages of her life.

This will be the 10th day the prime minister will spend in Uttar Pradesh in just the last month as he leads the BJP's campaign in the politically crucial state where elections are likely to start in two months.