Government Schemes for Women Empowerment

Women aged 25-60 who are the head of their household in West Bengal

• •Monthly direct cash transfer of Rs. 1,000 to General category female heads of households
• •Monthly direct cash transfer of Rs. 1,200 to SC/ST category female heads of households

Women residents of West Bengal aged between 25 and 60 years

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 3,000 transferred directly to the beneficiary's Aadhaar-linked bank account
• •Helps cover essential household needs like groceries, medicine, and children's education

Destitute widows in WB with no income

• •Monthly pension of Rs. 1,000 via DBT

Brides aged 18+ from families with income < Rs. 1.5L/year

• •One-time financial grant of Rs. 25,000 for marriage expenses
• •Credited to the bride's bank account

Registered female construction/unorganized workers undergoing miscarriages or medical termination of pregnancy

• •Financial grant of Rs. 3,000 paid to the registered female worker in case of miscarriage or medical termination of pregnancy (MTP)

Parents of girl children below 10 years

• •High interest rate (currently ~8.2% p.a.)
• •Tax benefits under Section 80C

Widows aged 40-79 belonging to BPL households in India

• •Monthly pension of Rs. 300, supplemented by state contributions (totalling Rs. 1,000/month in WB) credited directly to bank account

Women residents of Maharashtra aged 21-65 from low-income families

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 1,500 transferred directly to the Aadhaar-linked bank account
• •Proposed increase of monthly benefit up to Rs. 2,100 in subsequent phases

Women heads of households in Karnataka possessing BPL or Antyodaya cards

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2,000 credited directly to the bank account
• •Total annual financial benefit of Rs. 24,000 per household

Married, widowed, or divorced women residents of MP aged 21-60

• •Monthly direct cash transfer of Rs. 1,500 (increased from initial Rs. 1,000/month)
• •Proposed gradual increase up to Rs. 3,000 per month by the state government

Women aged 21+ who are heads of households in Tamil Nadu with ration cards

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 1,000 credited directly to the Aadhaar-linked bank account via DBT
• •Total annual financial benefit of Rs. 12,000 per household

Women aged 18-50 residing in Jharkhand with a valid ration card

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2,500 deposited directly into the beneficiary's Aadhaar-linked bank account via DBT
• •Total annual financial benefit of Rs. 30,000 per eligible woman

Families in UP with girl children from birth through graduation

• •Total financial assistance of Rs. 25,000 provided across six stages: Rs. 5,000 at birth, Rs. 2,000 after first-year vaccination, Rs. 3,000 on Class 1 admission, Rs. 3,000 on Class 6 admission, Rs. 5,000 on Class 9 admission, Rs. 7,000 on graduation/diploma enrollment
• •Promotes girl child education, health, and delays early marriage

Women aged 23+ in Haryana with Family ID and low income

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 2,100 deposited via DBT
• •A portion credited to savings bank account and another to a government-operated Recurring Deposit / Fixed Deposit

Married, widowed, or divorced women aged 21+ in Chhattisgarh

• •Monthly financial assistance of Rs. 1,000 deposited via DBT to the woman's Aadhaar-linked bank account
• •Total annual benefit of Rs. 12,000 per eligible woman