Punjab Announces Landmark Cash Money Transfer Scheme for Women
Chandigarh: The Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) government in Punjab has actually unveiled the ‘Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhian Satikar Yojana,’ a 9, 300 crore scheme providing direct cash transfers to adult women. Finance Priest Harpal Singh Cheema presented the spending plan, highlighting:
- 1, 000 monthly for all adult women (1, 500 for Scheduled Caste).
- Exclusions: Civil servant, ex-legislators, and earnings tax payers.
- 97 % coverage of grown-up females, the greatest in India.
The scheme, framed as a homage to the females of Punjab, intends to stabilize well-being spending with financial responsibility in advance of the 2027 political elections.
