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In a big transfer aimed toward consolidating its assist base in an election 12 months, the Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) authorities in Punjab has introduced a month-to-month monetary help of ₹1,000 for girls and ₹1,500 for Scheduled Caste girls within the state finances introduced on Sunday, 8 March, 2026. The Punjab authorities introduced the state finances on Worldwide Ladies’s Day.
The Bhagwant Mann authorities mentioned that the target of the scheme is to supply monetary assist to girls from economically weaker sections, enabling them to handle small private and family bills independently.
Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojna
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema introduced the implementation of Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojna below which authorities will switch the cash on to the accounts of girls.
“Each lady in Punjab above 18 years of age will likely be eligible to enrol below this scheme barring solely few i.e. current or previous everlasting authorities workers, current and previous MPs/MLAs and earnings tax payees,” he mentioned.
97% of girls are eligible!
It’s estimated that 97% of eligible girls above the age of 18 throughout the state would profit from the initiative. The federal government will switch the funds instantly into beneficiaries’ Aadhaar-linked financial institution accounts by way of the Direct Profit Switch (DBT) mechanism, thereby eliminating the position of intermediaries and guaranteeing transparency.
“So, whether or not she is a daughter learning in faculty needing further books, a daughter making ready for a authorities job needing teaching, or a girl wishing to look at a film in a cinema corridor; or a grandma wishing to purchase a brand new toy for her granddaughter, now, they gained t need to ask for cash from anybody for his or her bills as a result of their elder brother, their son Bhagwant Singh Mann will deposit Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 each month into their checking account,” mentioned Cheema.
The Bhagwant Mann authorities launched the brand new scheme almost 4 years after the Aam Aadmi Occasion got here to energy in Punjab.
The federal government had made a separate budgetary provision of ₹9,300 crore for this scheme.
