Direct benefit transfer for women: Key task for Delhi's new CM Atishi

In the last few weeks, for the on-going Assembly elections in J&K and in Haryana, all the major political parties in the fray have announced monthly allowances for women

With less than five month left for the Delhi Assembly polls, rolling out the monthly direct benefit transfer for the city’s women would be a key task for Atishi, who took oath as Delhi’s chief minister on Saturday.

As Delhi’s finance minister, Atishi announced the scheme in March, when she tabled the state government’s 2024-25 Budget.

When implemented, possibly in October, Delhi will join a growing list of states that have since 2020 implemented similar schemes entailing cash transfers to women.

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