DW BUREAU / Chandigarh Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Dr. Mahendra Munjapara said that the amount given to pregnant women under the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana will now be given in two installments instead of three. Not only this, if a woman has a second child, a daughter, then she will be given Rs. 6,000. Dr. Mahendra Munjapara was presiding over a meeting held at Panipat to review the achievements of the department for the last 8 years. In this sub-zonal meeting, he said that in the last 8 years, the way people have benefited through schemes related to women, children's health, education, their empowerment, nutrition etc., their life has become meaningful. He said in Haryanvi style that the girls are no less than the boys. He said that from Sukanya Samridhi Yojana to Poshan Abhiyan, Saksham Anganwadi, Mission Shakti Scheme, Mission Vatsalya and Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao schemes have given a new extension to women empowerment. Appreciating the State Government and Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal for taking forward the schemes run by Prime Minister, Sh. Narendra Modi, he said that Haryana Government is constantly setting new dimensions in every field. Rajya Sabha MP, Sh. Krishan Lal Panwar said that the way the Department of Women and Child Development is coming forward in empowering women and children, the contribution of this department in the progress of the country is not hidden from anyone. These schemes are proving effective due to the path shown by Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and the Antyodaya philosophy given by him for the underprivileged. Krishan Lal Panwar said that Urlana Kalan and Urlana Khurd are two such villages in Israna Vidhan Sabha constituency where the sex ratio is 1000 to 972. All this is the result of creating awareness among the people. Haryana Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Smt. Kamlesh Dhanda said that Panipat has been famous for major changes in the social, economic and political history of India. (editor@dailyworld.in)