New Delhi. Taking a big step towards economic empowerment for women, Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced the Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana. Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 1,000 will be given every month to women above 18 years of age. He also promised that this amount will be increased to Rs 2,100 per month after the elections. Kejriwal said that this scheme will be implemented after the upcoming assembly elections. “Elections are likely to be declared soon, and hence this amount will be deposited in the accounts of the beneficiaries after the elections,” he said.
Registration process started, 38 lakh women will get benefits
The Chief Minister said that the Delhi Cabinet has approved the scheme and registration of women will start from Friday. The government estimates that 38 lakh women will benefit from this scheme. For this, Delhi government has set an annual budget of Rs 456 crore.
Kejriwal said, “This scheme will help in making women self-reliant and in their economic empowerment. If the Aam Aadmi Party wins the elections, this amount will be increased to Rs 2,100.”
Necessary conditions for benefits to women
The government has set four major conditions to avail the benefits of the scheme:
1. The annual income of the beneficiary’s family should be less than Rs 3 lakh.
2. No member in the family should be a government employee or public representative.
3. No person in the family should be an income tax or GST payer.
4. The beneficiary should not be already receiving any financial assistance from other government schemes.
Special scheme for women of Delhi
The benefit of the scheme will be available only to those women who are voters of Delhi till December 12, 2024. Kejriwal said that this scheme has been brought with the aim of providing financial support to women as well as promoting their respect and self-reliance.
keeping an eye on assembly elections
This announcement has been made at a time when Delhi Assembly elections are going to be held in February 2025. Aam Aadmi Party is trying to come to power for the third consecutive time. The Chief Minister called it a historic step towards the economic empowerment of women. Women will now get a chance to apply under this scheme from Friday. This initiative of the government will be helpful in economically empowering women and improving their standard of living.
