Delhi Budget 2024: Will you get Rs 1,000 every month from the Delhi govt under its new scheme?

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi announced the Mukyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna, wherein an allocation of Rs 2,000 crore has been made. Read on to know if you're entitled.

Mukyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna, delhi government women scheme

Delhi Finance Minister Atishi Singh with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrives at the Vidhan Sabha to present the State Budget 2024-25, in Delhi, Monday, March 4, 2024. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)

The Delhi Government, in its budget for 2024-25, has announced Rs 1,000 per month for women above the age of 18. An allocation of Rs 2,000 crore has been made for the new scheme.

Announcing the Mukyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna, Delhi Finance Minister Atishi said on Monday, “Whenever a daughter or sister in our families comes home, her elder brother or father gives her some money because they want their sister or daughter to fulfil her needs without being dependent on anyone. Today, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, fulfilling the duty of being an elder brother and a son, is bringing the ‘Mukyamantri Mahila Samman Yojna’ in the year 2024-25.”

“Under this scheme, every woman above the age of 18 will be eligible to receive an honorarium of Rs 1,000 per month. So, whether she is a daughter studying in college needing extra books, a daughter preparing for a government job needing coaching, or a woman wishing to watch a movie in a cinema hall, now they will not have to ask for money from anyone for their expenses because their brother Arvind Kejriwal will provide them with Rs 1,000 every month,” she added.

Who is eligible for this aid?

The government has included three riders in the scheme. Tax payers, women who get pension and those who hold government jobs will be excluded from this aid.

-If you are a school or college student, you are eligible to get Rs 1,000 per month.

-If you have a job but the income is not taxable, you are eligible. This will include women who work in the unorganised sector.

-Homemakers who do not have access to government pension are also eligible.

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