Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojana: Rs 9,300 crore for monthly cash to 97% of Punjab women

Exam-focused facts from the 9 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented Punjab Budget 2026-27 on International Women’s Day and announced Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojana with an outlay of Rs 9,300 crore.
The scheme provides Rs 1,500 per month to Scheduled Caste women and Rs 1,000 per month to other adult women, directly transferred to their bank accounts.
Eligibility covers every woman above 18 years in Punjab except existing or past permanent government employees, existing and past MPs/MLAs and income-tax payees, making around 97% of adult women eligible.
Women already enrolled in old-age, widow/destitute or disability pensions will also be eligible under this scheme.
The budget earmarks Rs 18,304 crore for women empowerment and social welfare schemes, a 96% increase over the previous year.