Key Points
Condoms and contraceptive pills inside makeup boxes given to brides at a mass wedding event held in Madhya Pradeshs Jhabua district under the governments wedding scheme have received flak from the opposition..
The event for the economically weaker sections was organised under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana where 283 couples got married...
The condoms and contraceptives were found in makeup boxes that had National Health Mission stickers on the lid for "family planning awareness"..
"The BJP government of Madhya Pradesh has distributed condoms and contraceptive tablets in makeup boxes given under the Kanya Vivah Yojana..
The Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah/Nikah Yojana was introduced by the Madhya Pradesh government in April 2006 to offer financial support for weddings of women belonging to economically disadvantaged backgrounds..
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