The Delhi government is set to launch the Mahila Samriddhi scheme, fulfilling a key BJP poll promise. The initiative, targeting women aged 18-60 with annual incomes below Rs 3 lakh, will provide Rs 2,500 monthly to an estimated 20 lakh beneficiaries.
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00:00It's the Delhi government which is now all set to fulfill a big poll promise that it
00:04had made during the Delhi elections.
00:06BJP is all set to give a big Mahila Samman push.
00:10The Chief Minister of the National Capital, Rekha Gupta, will now make sure that they
00:14launch the Mahila Samriddhi scheme to support the women of the National Capital financially.
00:19The initiative was a key poll promise that was made by the Bharatiya Janata Party during
00:24the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections.
00:26The implementation will take place today on International Women's Day.
00:31Under this scheme, it is expected that close to 20 lakh women will benefit across the National
00:36Capital.
00:37Eligible women will be receiving 2500 rupees per month from the government.
00:41The scheme targets women aged between 18 years to 60 years and those who have an income of
00:46less than 3 lakh rupees annually.
00:49It will not include those who are government employees or already are receiving some sort
00:53of financial aid from the government.
00:55Political fireworks are taking place with regards to the issue.
00:59It's the Aam Aadmi Party, the opposition party in the National Capital, which is now demanding
01:03that the implementation of the poll promise by Prime Minister Modi should be done at the
01:07earliest.
01:08BJP was very quick to react.
01:10They accused the Aam Aadmi Party of failing to fulfill the promises that they had made
01:14in the state of Punjab.
01:15Now, in the state of Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised that they will be giving
01:19the women 1000 rupees per month as financial assistance, but a lot of women in the state
01:25of Punjab are still awaiting this.
01:55The Aam Aadmi Party, which is now demanding that the implementation of the poll promise
02:02by Prime Minister Modi should be done at the earliest, they are accusing the Aam Aadmi Party
02:09of failing to fulfill the promises that they had made in the state of Punjab.
02:14They accused the Aam Aadmi Party of failing to fulfill the promises that they had made
02:19in the state of Punjab.
02:21The Aam Aadmi Party, which is now demanding that the implementation of the poll promise
02:28by Prime Minister Modi should be done at the earliest, they are accusing the Aam Aadmi Party
02:35of failing to fulfill the promises that they had made in the state of Punjab.
02:40The Aam Aadmi Party, which is now demanding that the implementation of the poll promise
02:47by Prime Minister Modi should be done at the earliest, they are accusing the Aam Aadmi
02:54Party of failing to fulfill the promises that they had made in the state of Punjab.