Overview

• Haryana launched the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana on September 25 with a mobile app, statewide events and new helplines to start on-the-spot registrations.
• Eligible Haryana women aged 23–60 from families earning up to Rs 1 lakh will receive Rs 2,100 per month via DBT, with about 20–22 lakh targeted in phase one from a Rs 5,000 crore outlay.
• Haryana’s process runs entirely through the app with monthly face-authentication “liveness” checks and detailed data verification to maintain payments.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana on September 26 with a Rs 10,000 direct transfer to 75 lakh women, totaling Rs 7,500 crore.
• Bihar’s programme will be delivered through the Rural Development Department and Jeevika SHG network, granting one woman per family seed capital with possible follow-on support up to Rs 2 lakh after a six-month review plus market access via haat-bazaars.