CM Rekha Gupta to launch portal for Delhi Lakshmi Yojana tomorrow

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will on Saturday launch the portal for women to register for the 'Delhi Lakshmi Yojana' that will offer Rs 2,500 per month to eligible women, an official said on Friday.

The Chief Minister will launch the portal at a special programme planned at the District Magistrate Office (East) at Geeta Colony at 11 a.m., the official said in a statement.

During the programme, Chief Minister Gupta will automatically register some eligible women and start the application process, it said.

After this, the applications of other eligible women will also be accepted through the portal.

The Chief Minister said that the Delhi government's aim is to verify all eligible applications in a timely manner and release the first installment on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.

Earlier, the Delhi Cabinet led by Chief Minister Gupta approved the decision to roll out the portal for women to register for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana.

Under the scheme, eligible women between the age of 21 and 60 will receive financial assistance of Rs 2,500 every month.

The Delhi government has decided that only those women will be eligible who, or whose families, have been residents of Delhi for at least 10 years.

Neither the beneficiary nor her family should have any criminal record. 

Within a family, only the eldest eligible woman will qualify for the scheme, and only one woman from each family will be entitled to receive the benefit.

In addition, the family's annual income must not exceed Rs 2.5 lakh. 

"Women who are already receiving benefits under any government pension or other regular financial assistance scheme will not be eligible. Similarly, women from families that own a four-wheeler will also not qualify for the scheme," the statement said.

The Chief Minister said the Delhi government is providing women in the national capital with a strong foundation for financial empowerment, self-reliance and a life of dignity through the 'Delhi Lakshmi Yojana'.

She added that the Delhi government believes that when a woman in a household becomes financially secure, it accelerates the progress of the family, society and the nation alike.

--IANS

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