Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Saturday that the Delhi cabinet led by her has given its approval to the allocation of Rs 5,100 crore for the scheme’s implementation. Speaking on the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, Gupta said that a committee headed by her has been formed to implement the welfare scheme aimed at providing a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500 each to poor women.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had made the Rs 2,500-per-month promise a key part of its campaign for the Delhi Assembly polls held in February, surpassing the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) offer of Rs 2,100 per month. The strategy paid off as the saffron party secured a sweeping victory, winning 48 of the 70 seats and returning to power in Delhi after a gap of more than 26 years.
In the Delhi Assembly polls held last month, the BJP stormed back to power in the national capital after 27 years after securing 48 seats. The AAP was reduced to 22 seats, while the Congress failed to open its account.
