New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the 2024-25 budget presented in the assembly on Monday is inspired by “Ram Rajya” and appealed to the people to ensure the victory of I.N.D.I.A bloc candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to strengthen his struggle for the welfare of the people of the city.
He also said the ‘Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana’, under which Rs 1,000 per month will be given to adult women based on certain criteria, is probably the “world’s largest women empowerment programme”.
At a press conference after Delhi Finance Minister Atishi presented her maiden Budget in the House, Kejriwal said it is a “very good budget that takes care of every segment of people and sectors”.
“In the field of women empowerment, I think this will be the world’s biggest programme. There is a lot of talk about women’s empowerment. But how will empowerment happen?” he posed.
Observing that women who do not earn are especially in a very disadvantaged position in society, the chief minister said under the scheme, Rs 1,000 will be provided each month to every adult woman in Delhi.
“There are around 67 lakh women voters in Delhi. You can exclude the income taxpayer women from it and the women who avail of the benefits of government schemes. I think it (the scheme) will benefit around 45 to 50 lakh women,” he said.
“Every month, Rs 1,000 will go into the accounts of every woman above 18 years of age in Delhi.
This is a big thing, and we have been working on it for many years.
A lot of money will be spent on this but because now there is a very honest government in Delhi, it saves every penny,” Kejriwal said.