AI SummaryPyari Didi Yojana was an election promise made by Congress for women living in Delhi. Under this scheme, Congress said it would give every woman ₹2,500 per month if it came to power in the Delhi assembly. Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and Congress leader Alka Lamba announced it as the party's first guarantee for the Delhi election and said the scheme would be implemented once Congress formed the government.
Scheme has been closed or it was a one time scheme which has been closed by the government.
Congress announced Pyari Didi Yojana before the Delhi assembly election. The party said the online registration portal for the scheme would be launched after the election results. Congress claimed that if it formed the government in Delhi, online registration for the scheme would start within a few days.
Pyari Didi Yojana - How to Apply Online
The application and registration process for Pyari Didi Yojana was planned to be kept simple and online. If Congress had come to power in Delhi after the assembly election, women would have got a chance to apply on the official portal of the scheme.
Online Application Process
The online application process for the scheme was expected to work in the following way.
STEP 1 - Go to the official portal of Pyari Didi Yojana.
STEP 2 - Click on the "New Registration" link on the homepage.
STEP 3 - Fill in your name, address, Aadhaar number, voter ID number and bank account details.
STEP 4 - Upload the required documents.
STEP 5 - Submit the application and download the receipt.
Offline Process
Like the Mahila Samman Yojana, offline applications were also planned for this scheme. Application forms would have been made available at the district offices and ward offices of Delhi. The form would have to be filled and submitted with the related documents.
महिलाओं को हर महीने 2,500 रुपए#PyaariDidi_Ko_Milenge_2500 pic.twitter.com/MA1qhSf9VH
— Delhi Congress (@INCDelhi) January 6, 2025
Key Points of Pyari Didi Yojana
Pyari Didi Yojana was planned as a cash support scheme for women in Delhi. The main points of the scheme are given below.
- Launch: The scheme was to start only if Congress came to power.
- Beneficiaries: Women living in Delhi.
- Cash amount: ₹2,500 per woman per month.
- Goal: To help women with money support and make them self-reliant.
- Rollout: Approval in the first cabinet meeting and payment of the amount from the following month.
A similar scheme was already running in Karnataka and it had got good success there. Congress claimed that the scheme would be implemented well in Delhi too.
Eligibility Criteria
Congress had shared the planned eligibility rules for the scheme. Women who met these conditions would have been able to apply.
- The applicant had to be a permanent resident of Delhi.
- The woman had to be above 18 years of age.
- The annual family income had to be less than ₹3 lakh.
- Only women with a bank account would be eligible for the scheme.
- The benefit was only for women in Delhi who were not already getting help from a similar government scheme.
List of Required Documents
The following documents were planned to be asked for the application. Women would have needed to keep them ready.
- Aadhaar card (for identity and address)
- Delhi residence proof certificate
- Income proof certificate
- Bank account passbook (for account details)
- Passport size photo
- Mobile number (for OTP verification)
Purpose and Possible Effect of Pyari Didi Yojana
Pyari Didi Yojana was planned to make women self-reliant and strengthen their money position. Congress said the scheme would help women with household expenses and reduce their money problems. If the scheme had been implemented, it would have helped in many ways.
- Financial freedom of women would have increased.
- Family income would have improved.
- Women would have got direct cash support every month.
- More women voters would have taken part in the election.
Pyari Didi Yojana had started a political debate. Congress called it the "Karnataka model" and said that BJP and other parties were copying the scheme. The AAP government called it a Congress election stunt. Alka Lamba targeted the AAP government and said that the schemes of AAP for women were only for show.
Pyari Didi Yojana was seen as a masterstroke by Congress in the Delhi election. The direct cash support of ₹2,500 per woman made it different from other schemes. But Congress lost the Delhi election and the scheme was never implemented. The BJP government later brought its own ₹2,500 women scheme, which was renamed Delhi Lakshmi Yojana and its registration is now open at dly.delhi.gov.in. For the latest details on the current Delhi women scheme, check the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana page.