Delhi Government Likely To Launch Mahila Samriddhi Scheme Tomorrow
CM Rekha Gupta-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi is expected to launch its ₹2,500 per month monthly ‘Mahila Samriddhi Scheme’ on March 8. The Delhi government plans to transfer the assistance directly to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT). Beneficiaries may receive financial assistance during the function on March 8, likely to be held at Chhatrasal stadium.
Women whose household income is less than 3 lakh per year, and who do not pay tax will be eligible for 2,500 per month scheme. Women aged 18 to 60 who do not hold government jobs and receive other government financial assistance are eligible to receive the scheme’s benefits. In its manifesto ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections, the BJP had promised to provide monthly financial assistance of ₹2,500 to women in Delhi if it comes to power. The BJP defeated the AAP in the February 5 elections. The saffron party won 48 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly and stormed to power in the national capital after 27 years. The AAP won the remaining 22 seats.
Delhi government is developing an online portal through which the registration for the scheme will be done. A separate software is also being developed along with this portal by the IT Department through which verification of all forms will be done to identify the eligible women. The government has sought data from various departments for identifying beneficiaries.
The BJP’s cash scheme is similar to those already in place in other BJP-ruled states such as ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ in Madhya Pradesh and the Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra. Ladki Bahin Yojana in Maharashtra. The scheme was a clear counter to AAP’s Mahila Samman Yojana which promised ₹2,100 a month for women in the national capital if it came to power. The Congress party had also promised 2,500-a-month cash scheme for women.
