The newly elected BJP government in Delhi will roll out the Mahila Samridhi Yojana on March 8.

The BJP on Sunday said the registration process for providing `2,500 per month to women from economically weaker sections by the BJP government in Delhi will begin on March 8.

In its Delhi Assembly election manifesto, the BJP promised to provide `2,500 per month to women from economically weaker sections under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, once it came to power in Delhi.

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Sunday said a list of beneficiaries will be prepared.

“The entire process of providing `2,500 to every financially poor woman will be completed in one and a half months. To whom will we give the money if we do not have the categories formed? The registration will begin on March 8 and it will take a month’s time to finish the work. He also said that important decisions are being taken by the BJP government and the opposition should also cooperate accordingly,” he said, on the sideline of a felicitation event organised for newly elected Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and all the ministers at the party’s headquarters.

The program was organised by the Delhi Pradesh Purvanchal Morcha to acknowledge the significant role of Purvanchal residents in the elections and to celebrate the formation of the BJP government in Delhi after 27 years.

The BJP had promised to provide `2,500 for poor women under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, before March 8, if voted in power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his rallies, had promised to roll out the scheme for women of the city.

The opposition had targeted the Rekha Gupta-led government for not announcing implementation of the scheme in its first cabinet meeting which took place on the day of oath ceremony.

The opposition AAP has criticised the BJP government for not approving the scheme in its first Cabinet meeting, as promised by the Prime Minister.

Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, on asking about the implementation of the scheme under which `2,500 per month is to be given to eligible women in the city on Saturday, had said that things will become clear soon.

“March 8 is women’s day and I feel that every day in India should be celebrated as women’s day. Newly formed BJP government in Delhi is ready to work for every section and let the date of March 8 come, things will become clear soon,” the Delhi BJP Chief had said.

The AAP leaders on Sunday alleged that the BJP is betraying public trust by failing to implement the scheme in its first cabinet meeting and instead using the assembly session to target Arvind Kejriwal. Calling out Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, AAP has demanded a clear answer: Will the money be deposited, or will this, too, be another ‘jumla’?

AAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar raised concerns over the BJP government’s failure to implement its election promise of providing `2,500 per month to women in Delhi.

He reminded that during the Delhi Assembly elections, PM Narendra Modi had assured women that if the BJP formed the government, they would receive `2,500 every month as part of Modi’s Guarantee.

The AAP MLA pointed out that the PM had specifically stated that this scheme would be approved in the very first cabinet meeting of the BJP government. Trusting this guarantee, Delhi’s voters supported the BJP, leading to the formation of its government.

AAP chief spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar, in a statement, reminded the BJP of its promises made to the people before coming to power.

“Before the elections, BJP had promised that every woman in Delhi would receive `2,500 in their accounts by March 8. BJP had also assured that LPG cylinders would be provided at `500, and every household would receive a free cylinder on Holi and Diwali. CM Rekha Gupta should start working on fulfilling these promises,” she said.