Overview

• Haryana’s cabinet approved the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana with a ₹5,000 crore outlay, scheduling the rollout for September 25.
• Eligible in Haryana are women aged 23 and above from families earning under ₹1 lakh annually in phase one, with a 15-year domicile requirement and an estimated 19–20 lakh beneficiaries.
• Registration in Haryana will run via a new mobile app with SMS alerts and publicly posted local lists; recipients of higher benefits under nine state schemes are excluded, with exceptions for severe illnesses.
• Bihar’s cabinet cleared the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rozgar Yojana to give one woman per household an initial ₹10,000 grant, with transfers to bank accounts set to begin in September under the Rural Development Department.
• Following a six-month assessment in Bihar, beneficiaries may receive up to ₹2 lakh in additional support, a move widely read as a counter to the opposition’s cash-transfer promises.