The Delhi government on Tuesday approved the ‘Delhi Lakshmi Yojana’, which will provide financial support to women. As per the announcement by Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, ₹2,500 will be provided to women eligible for the government scheme.
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“This monthly assistance will serve as support for some mother’s medicine, give momentum to some daughter’s education, and bring relief to the daily expenses of some family. This is not just financial aid—it is a pledge to the honor, confidence, and self-reliance of Delhi’s sisters,” Gupta wrote on X.
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Under the proposed norms, applicants will have to submit a self-declaration stating they have been residents of Delhi for at least 10 years and have no criminal record.
This scheme comes as a replacement for the Mahila Samman Yojana scheme under the Aam Aadmi Party government.
Under this scheme, women above the age of 18 years were eligible to receive ₹1,000 per month. This amount was later increased to ₹2,100 per month.
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“The Delhi Lakshmi Yojana has been approved by the cabinet, and the portal for this will be launched on August 1,” Gupta said.
“Eligible women will be able to apply, and after scrutiny and approval of their applications, we hope to disburse the first instalment to the first batch of beneficiaries around Raksha Bandhan. It is a matter of great happiness that we have fulfilled this promise within just one-and-a-quarter years of forming the government. I congratulate the women of Delhi and assure them that this government will continue to work for their welfare with their blessings,” Gupta further told reporters.
The BJP leader added that after verification of the applications, the government will work towards releasing the first instalment by Raksha Bandhan.
