Punjab government has announced that eligible women will receive three months' financial assistance together under “Mukh Mantri Mawan-Dhiyan Satkar Yojana” and the first installment will be credited directly to beneficiaries' bank accounts from July 1 through Direct Benefit Transfer. CM Mann said that first payment will include a combined amount for three months where women in General Category will receive ₹3,000 while women in Scheduled Caste category will receive ₹4,500. The scheme was announced in Punjab Budget 2026-27 with the aim of providing monthly financial support to women and promoting financial independence.
General Category women will receive ₹1,000 every month but in first installment on July 1 they will get ₹3,000 together whereas Scheduled Caste (SC) women will receive ₹1,500 every month but their first installment will be ₹4,500 together and the amount will be transferred directly into bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer system.
According to Punjab government around 52 lakh women aged 18 years and above are expected to benefit from the scheme and this covers nearly 97% of state's female population.
The government has also clarified that women who are unable to complete their beneficiary card registration by July 1 will not lose their benefits and told that even if a woman registers later including as late as October she will still receive money from July 1 onwards and the pending amount will be paid retrospectively.
Punjab government has stated that “Mukh Mantri Mawan-Dhiyan Satkar Yojana” is a permanent welfare initiative and not a temporary program and it has allocated a dedicated budget of ₹9,300 crore for the scheme.
Women applying for the scheme must:
Be a permanent resident of Punjab
Be 18 years of age or older
Have an Aadhaar card linked with their bank account
Documents required:
Aadhaar Card
Bank passbook photocopy
Punjab residence proof such as Voter ID or Ration Card
Mobile number linked with Aadhaar
Current government employees
Retired government employees
Income-tax payers
Members of Parliament (MPs)
Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs)
Wives of current ministers, MPs and MLAs
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal congratulated the women of Punjab and said that three months' money will be credited together on July 1 and said general category women will receive ₹3,000 and SC category women will receive ₹4,500 and he also said that if a family has more than one eligible woman each eligible woman will receive financial assistance separately and described the initiative as world's largest women empowerment program.
