Delhi Cabinet Gives Nod To Rs 2500 Monthly Aid Under Mahila Samridhi Yojana

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi made good on its promise as it approved the ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana’ to disburse a monthly cash aid of Rs 2,500 for women in the national capital, announced Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday. The much-anticipated approval came on the occasion of International Women’s Day today.

CM Rekha Gupta said On the occasion of International Women’s Day, we called a cabinet meeting. Our cabinet has approved the scheme – the promise that we made during the Delhi elections to provide Rs 2,500 to women.

Gupta added the Cabinet also greenlit a Rs 5,100 crore allocation in the Delhi budget for the implementation of the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana. A committee has been formed under the chairmanship of the Delhi CM for the implementation of the scheme and a portal will also be launched soon.

As per an official statement, the Rs 5,100 crore yearly scheme will provide direct financial assistance to women in Delhi and is a major step towards ensuring economic stability and social upliftment for women, especially those from poor families.

The government has said that the committee, chaired by Rekha Gupta, also includes Cabinet ministers Pravesh Sahib Singh, Ashish Sood and Kapil Mishra. The scheme will leverage advanced technology to ensure transparency, efficiency, and seamless disbursement of financial benefits.