With focus on women and farmers, Haryana CM releases over Rs 858 cr under welfare schemes

Under the Crop Residue Management Scheme, Rs. 461.75 crore was released as incentives to 5,54,405 farmers who did not burn crop residue, while Rs 85.10 crore was provided as subsidy for 9,885 crop residue management machines. An amount of Rs 75.54 crore was released to 31,605 farmers adopting Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR).

Additionally, Rs. 15.75 crore was disbursed to 13,500 farmers under the Mera Pani–Meri Virasat scheme for the Kharif season 2025–26. Under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana, Rs 20 crore was released as price difference compensation to 4,073 farmers cultivating potato and cauliflower.

Rs 181 cr released under Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana

The Chief Minister announced the release of the third instalment of the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, under which Rs 181 crore was directly transferred into the bank accounts of 8,63,918 eligible women beneficiaries. With this instalment, a total of Rs 441 crore has been disbursed so far under the scheme. Saini shared that the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi mobile application, launched on September 25, 2025, on the 109th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, has witnessed encouraging participation. By December 31, 2025, 9,98,650 women applied, of whom 8,63,918 were found eligible.

Expanded eligibility from January, 2026

Saini further stated that to ensure wider inclusion, the eligibility income limit has been increased from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.80 lakh per annum from January 2026. The scheme has also been extended to mothers whose children study in government schools and have secured over 80 per cent marks in Class 10 or 12, achieved grade-level competency under the NIPUN Bharat Mission, or whose children have been rehabilitated from severe or moderate acute malnutrition.

Eligibility is verified through the Parivar Pehchan Patra, with conditions that the family income does not exceed Rs 1.80 lakh and the mother has no more than three children.

Under the scheme, each eligible woman receives Rs 2,100 per month. From February 2026, Rs 1,100 will be credited directly into savings accounts, while Rs 1,000 will be deposited in a government-operated recurring or fixed deposit account, providing both immediate support and long-term financial security.

Rs 18.56 crore gas subsidy released

Providing relief to households, the government also released Rs 18.56 crore as gas cylinder refill subsidy under the Har Ghar–Har Grihini Yojana, benefiting 6,08,842 women. The subsidy for October 2025 was credited directly to beneficiaries’ bank accounts. Subsidies for November and December 2025 will be released shortly. Under the scheme, eligible women are assured a gas cylinder every month at a subsidised cost of Rs 500.