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More than 1.45 lakh women registered for the Delhi Laxmi Yojana, the government said on Sunday, a day after the scheme was launched.
The Delhi Laxmi Yojana, launched by CM Rekha Gupta, provides Rs 2,500 monthly aid to eligible women, with Rs 1,500 going into a fixed deposit. Over 1.47 lakh registrations were completed by Sunday evening after the scheme’s launch.
According to an official statement, 1,47,215 registrations had been completed and 10,286 applications finally submitted on the portal till 10 pm on Sunday. Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday launched the online portal for the scheme, under which eligible women will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,500 per month.
The city government has allocated Rs 5,100 crore for the scheme. The Delhi Cabinet, headed by Gupta, had approved the scheme earlier this week. It was one of the BJP’s key promises during the assembly elections.
According to the scheme guidelines, women aged between 21 and 60, whose annual family income is up to Rs 2.5 lakh, are eligible to register for the scheme.
Women already receiving benefits under any other financial assistance scheme or pension, taxpayers, government employees, women with more than three living children, families with annual electricity consumption exceeding 2,400 units, and those owning four-wheelers are not eligible for assistance under the scheme.
Families with any member in a government job will be excluded from the scheme. A woman having criminal antecedents will also not be eligible for the money. An applicant must secure the recommendation of the MP or the MLA of her constituency to apply for the scheme.
Under the scheme, Rs 1,500 of the monthly assistance will be kept in a fixed deposit with a three-year lock-in period and beneficiaries will receive Rs 1,000 directly every month.
