WOMEN WHOSE household income is less than Rs 3 lakh per year, and those who do not pay tax will be eligible for the Rs 2,500 grant from the Delhi government, The Indian Express has learnt.

Only those aged between 18 and 60, who do not hold government jobs and are not receiving any other government financial assistance, will get the grant under the BJP government’s Mahila Samriddhi Scheme, officials said.

The scheme was one of the top poll promises made by the BJP in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised that it will be implemented by March 8, International Women’s Day.

According to sources, the government has estimated that around 15-20 lakh women will meet the criteria.

“Several rounds of meetings have taken place to finalise the modalities of the scheme. The Cabinet note will be ready by tomorrow, following which it will be put up for approval from the Council of Ministers. The scheme was among those taken up in the first Cabinet meeting held by the newly elected CM and the Council of Ministers,” an official said.