Key points
- 1,24,81,550 women are due ₹1,500 each in the 42nd monthly instalment on Friday, November 13.
- The transfer is about ₹1,831.77 crore, sent directly to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts.
- Projects worth over ₹221 crore in Shivpuri district will also be inaugurated or have foundation stones laid.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will release the 42nd monthly instalment of the Laadli Behna Yojana on Friday, November 13, 2026, from Pichhore in Shivpuri district. With one click, about ₹1,831.77 crore is to move into the accounts of 1,24,81,550 eligible women, each of whom is due ₹1,500, according to the state government’s figures.
The money goes by Direct Benefit Transfer to Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. The government has not given a time for the programme. It comes about a month after the 41st instalment, which Yadav sent from Umaria on October 14, during Navratri, and this one arrives just after Diwali.
Projects for Shivpuri
The Chief Minister will also inaugurate and lay foundation stones for development works worth more than ₹221 crore in Shivpuri district. The list of works has not been published in the material seen so far. At the 41st instalment in Umaria, Yadav likewise paired the transfer with local announcements, including a new school and a health centre building.
What the scheme pays
The scheme was launched in June 2023, when about 1.25 crore women received the first instalment. The monthly aid started at ₹1,000, rose to ₹1,250 in October 2023, and was raised by a further ₹250 to ₹1,500 from November 2025. On four occasions, in August 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, women also received an extra ₹250, on top of the monthly sum.
Through October 2026, 41 instalments had sent ₹67,230.96 crore to women across the state. After Friday’s transfer the state expects the running total to stand at about ₹69,050 crore.
Who is eligible
Married women who are permanent residents of Madhya Pradesh and are at least 21 and under 60 on January 1 of the year of application qualify. Widows, divorced women and women deserted by their husbands are included. Women who already receive a social security pension can also get the assistance under the scheme’s provisions.
The money behind it
The scheme is among the largest recurring items in the state budget. Spending was ₹14,726.05 crore in 2023-24, ₹19,051.39 crore in 2024-25 and ₹20,318.53 crore in 2025-26. The 2026-27 budget provides ₹23,882.81 crore. Up to October, ₹13,134.97 crore of that had been spent, and the state puts the figure at about ₹14,954 crore once Friday’s instalment goes out.
The figures released for the instalment do not add up exactly. Multiplying 1,24,81,550 women by ₹1,500 gives roughly ₹1,872 crore, higher than the ₹1,831.77 crore announced, and the stated cumulative totals differ slightly from simple addition. The government has not explained the gap, and the final figure Yadav announces at the event may differ.
Why it matters
For lakhs of households the ₹1,500 is a fixed monthly income. At ₹1,500 a month the payment is about ₹18,000 a year for each woman, and at this scale the scheme is one of the biggest calls on the state’s finances. The budget provision of ₹23,882.81 crore for 2026-27 is the figure to watch against actual spending as the year goes on.
What happens next
Payments are monthly, so the 43rd instalment follows the next month. The Pichhore event will show whether the Chief Minister announces any change to the amount, the eligibility list or the date of future payments, none of which has been indicated so far.