Delhi Budget 2025: CM Rekha Gupta allocates ₹5,100 cr for Mahila Samriddhi Yojana. How to apply? Who is eligible?

Delhi Budget 2025: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta Gupta has announced an allocation of ₹5,100 crore to pay ₹ 2,500/month to eligible women in the Mahila Samriddhi Scheme in her Budget 2025 tabled in Delhi Assembly on March 25.

The Delhi government, as per reports, plans to transfer the assistance directly to the beneficiaries' bank accounts via Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). The scheme, one of the pre-poll promises of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, was approved by the state government's cabinet earlier this month.

The BJP defeated the AAP in the February 5 elections. The saffron party won 48 seats in the 70-member Delhi Assembly and stormed to power in the national capital after 27 years. The AAP won the remaining 22 seats.

The BJP's cash scheme is similar to those already in place in other BJP-ruled states such as ‘Ladli Behna Yojana’ in Madhya Pradesh and the ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’ in Maharashtra.

Here are the details about eligibility and how to apply for the flagship scheme:

Who all are eligible for the scheme?

Women whose household income is less than ₹3 lakh per year, and those who do not pay tax will be eligible for the ₹2,500 per month scheme, according to media reports.

How to apply for the ₹2,500 scheme?

Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi government is developing an online portal through which the registration for the flagship Mahila Samriddhi Scheme will be done.

A separate software is also being developed along with this portal by the IT department. Through this software, the government will verify applications and identify all eligible women.

The scheme is counter to AAP's ‘Mahila Samman Yojana’, which promised ₹2,100 a month for women in the national capital if it came to power. The Congress party had also promised ₹2,500-a-month cash scheme for women ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections 2025.

What are the documents required for registration?

There is no official word on this yet. But ideally, an applicant may be asked to furnish her:

-Aadhaar Card

-Ration Card

-Proof of Address