Mahila Samridhi Yojana: Rs 2500 Aid for Delhi Women Could Start Today

Delhi : The 'Mahila Samridhi Yojana' to provide Rs 2,500 per month to women from economically weaker sections in Delhi is likely to be announced today at a function to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on the occasion of International Women's Day. The event will also be attended by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda, sources said.

When will women of Delhi start getting Rs 2500 every month?
A cabinet note on BJP's poll promise of 'Mahila Samridhi Yojana' is likely to be tabled for approval in the Delhi Cabinet meeting to be chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday, official sources said. The Cabinet is likely to discuss the scheme's guidelines and eligibility criteria before approving it, they said. Chief Minister Gupta is scheduled to attend a Women's Day event organised by the Delhi unit of the BJP at the JLN Stadium this afternoon.

Mahila Samridhi Yojana Set for Launch Today?
The party said in a message that several senior BJP leaders, including Delhi unit co-in-charge Alka Gurjar, state president Virendra Sachdeva, national president of Mahila Morcha Vanathi Srinivasan and BJP MPs Kamaljeet Sahrawat and Bansuri Swaraj, will be present at the event. 

Women from poor families will get 2500 rupees every month
The BJP, in its manifesto for the assembly elections held in February, had promised to give Rs 2,500 per month to women from poor families under the 'Mahila Samridhi Yojana' if it came to power in Delhi. Some of the eligibility criteria could potentially include that women should be in the age group of 21-60 years and their annual income should not exceed Rs 2.5 lakh, sources said.