Delhi Election: BJP Promises ₹2,500 Monthly Aid for Women, ₹21,000 for Pregnant Women

Delhi Election: Months after it swept to power in Maharashtra amid the popularity of Rs 1,500 monthly aid for women, the Bharatiya Janata Party has promised a similar scheme in Delhi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the first part of its manifesto for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

In the manifesto for the assembly elections released on Friday, the BJP promised up to Rs 2,500 aid for women under the Mahila Samridhi Yojna. "We promise to roll out the scheme in first cabinet meeting after coming to power," BJP

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Releasing the party's 'Sankalp Patra' ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly elections, BJP president JP Nadda also announced Rs 5 lakh additional cover under Ayushman Bharat - the Centre's insurance scheme that provides health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family per year.

“We have decided to include in our manifesto that under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, every woman in Delhi will receive ₹2,500 per month. This will be approved in the first cabinet meeting. Additionally, families using LPG will get a ₹500 subsidy per cylinder, and on Holi and Diwali, they will receive one free cylinder each,” Nadda said.

The manifesto emphasizes on the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, which promises a monthly aid of ₹2,500 to women in Delhi.

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Mahila Samman Yojana provides ₹2,100 monthly to women, while the Congress has promised ₹2,500 per month.

The BJP also promises poor women a subsidy of ₹500 on LPG cylinders and one free cylinder each on Holi and Diwali.

Six nutritional kits for women and ₹21,000 for pregnant mothers also find a mention in the manifesto.

The BJP has also promised Atal Canteens to be set up in JJ clusters to provide nutritious meals at ₹5.

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