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.

While 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.