Overview

• Haryana’s Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana went live with a mobile app, helplines and a Rs 5,000 crore allocation announced for 2025–26.
• Eligibility in Haryana covers women aged 23–60 from families with verified annual income up to Rs 1 lakh, with multiple eligible women per household allowed.
• Phase one in Haryana is expected to cover roughly 20–22 lakh women, though early registrations in Gurgaon reported app failures, long waits and heavy documentation demands.
• In Bihar on September 26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will transfer Rs 10,000 each to 75 lakh women under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, totaling Rs 7,500 crore.
• Bihar’s program is routed through Jeevika self-help groups with one grant per family and potential additional support up to Rs 2 lakh after a six-month assessment, alongside plans to develop haat bazaars for market access.