Shimla, May 6 -- The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday, approved the inclusion of domestic working women under the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behana Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojna, among other key decisions.

According to an official release, women who have completed a minimum of 100 days as domestic help, along with their daughters aged 21 years and above, will now be eligible for benefits under the scheme and receive Rs 1,500 per month as pension.

It approved an increase in the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for naturally grown crops in the state. The MSP for naturally grown wheat has been raised from Rs 40 to Rs 60 per kilogram and for maize from Rs 30 to Rs 40 per kilogram.

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