Delhi approves scheme to pay women Rs 2,500 monthly, fails to clarify eligibility

Delhi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government on Saturday approved the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, a scheme that promises to pay Rs 2,500 every month to women in the national capital.

However, the government did not clarify who would be eligible for the scheme.

“Today, on Women’s Day, our Cabinet met and all the ministers attended it,” Chief Minister Rekha Gupta told reporters. “The Cabinet approved our promise made in the Sankalp Patra [manifesto] in the run-up to the election to provide Rs 2,500 to poor women under the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana.”

In the run-up to the recent Assembly elections in the national capital, the BJP had promised to pay Rs 2,500 a month to women if it came to power. The Opposition Aam Aadmi Party had offered Rs 2,100.

“We have also made a Budget provision of Rs 5,100 crore so that we can give the benefit to women,” Gupta added.

महिला दिवस पर नारी सशक्तिकरण की दिशा में ऐतिहासिक कदम!

महिला दिवस के अवसर पर दिल्ली की माताओं-बहनों से किया गया वादा पूरा करते हुए हमारी सरकार ने महिला समृद्धि योजना के लिए ₹5100 करोड़ आवंटित किए हैं। जल्द ही हर पात्र महिला को ₹2500 प्रति माह दिए जाएँगे, जिससे वे आर्थिक रूप से… pic.twitter.com/5wizylNilH— Rekha Gupta (@gupta_rekha) March 8, 2025

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