Haryana Rolls Out Lado Lakshmi Yojana

Haryana's BJP government launched the Lado Lakshmi Yojana, offering support to empower women financially.

- NEERAJ MOHAN

The BJP government in Haryana has rolled out the Lado Lakshmi Yojana, offering Rs 2,100 per month to eligible women, further expanding the party's women-centric initiatives and strengthening its appeal among female voters.

The BJP has earned praise for swiftly implementing the scheme within six months of forming the government, especially when compared to the cash-strapped Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab government, which continues to struggle in fulfilling its key poll promise of providing Rs 1,000 in monthly assistance to women, even three years after coming to power.

In his budget speech, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini earmarked Rs 5,000 crore for the Lado Lakshmi Yojana, emphasizing the scheme's goal of promoting women's economic independence. However, Saini did not specify the number of beneficiaries, noting that the criteria and eligibility would be announced later. There is speculation that the scheme will target women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, aged 18 to 60, with an annual family income below Rs 1.8 lakhs.