New Delhi, Aug 23 — Ahead of the mega launch of the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on August 26, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday appreciated the enthusiasm among women to avail the monthly Rs 2,500 scheme for their financial empowerment.
In a message on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said, "Delhi Lakshmi Yojana is about adding more financial strength, more confidence and more freedom to everyday life. The remarkable enthusiasm of women across Delhi shows how deeply this initiative has connected with their hopes. Their trust is our blessing, and our strongest motivation to deliver."
Earlier, Chief Minister Gupta announced that the process of providing letters for the monthly financial assistance to eligible women under the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana will begin at an event at Talkatora Stadium on August 26.
"At the event, eligible women will receive official scheme letters, and the amount will start being credited directly to their bank accounts from September 1. The process will continue, and eligible women will keep receiving the scheme's benefits regularly," an official statement said.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has been closing monitoring the preparations for the start of issuing letters under the Yojana.
She said at a recent review meeting that around eight lakh women had registered on the portal in just 18 days since the scheme's launch, while more than five lakh applications had been submitted.
Chief Minister Gupta said district-level committees play an extremely important role in the scheme's success.
She asked committee officials to thoroughly scrutinise and monitor every application so that eligible women can receive the scheme's benefits without delay.
"The faster the verification process is completed, the sooner the cases will be disposed of, and the process of disbursing pensions to eligible women will also be expedited," CM Gupta said.
The Chief Minister added that local public representatives are also part of the district-level committees. Therefore, if any fact in an application appears doubtful, it should be thoroughly examined so that no problem arises in the future.
Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma, along with the chairpersons and officials of the District-Level Approval, Monitoring and Grievance Redressal Committees constituted for the scheme, attended the meeting.
The committee reviewed the scheme's progress and appreciated the work carried out in such a short period.
At the meeting, committee officials told the Chief Minister that women were showing considerable enthusiasm and interest in the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana.