Last Updated: 29 September 2026

Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana: ₹1,000 per month to women in Punjab; ₹1,500 per month for SC women^[1][2]
-- AAP's 2022 guarantee to Punjab women, now delivered
-- Paid directly into bank accounts (DBT)^[2:1]

IMPACT (28 Aug 2026)^[3]
-- 70.92 lakh women covered; target 1 crore
-- ₹1,149 crore credited to 33 lakh women within 28 days of launch^[2:2]

¶ Timeline

• 8 March 2026: Announced in Punjab Budget 2026-27 on Women's Day^[1:1]
• 1 July 2026: Launched at Dhuri; 3 months' amount paid together i.e. ₹3,000 (₹4,500 for SC women)^[2:3]
• 28 July 2026: ₹1,149 crore paid to 33 lakh women; 70 lakh+ enrolled^[2:4]
• 28 Aug 2026: ₹181.50 crore paid to 5.30 lakh newly registered women on Rakhri; total reaches 70.92 lakh women^[3:1]

¶ Satkar Sakhis

• Local women volunteers who helped women register
• ₹51 crore incentive paid to 1.38 lakh Satkar Sakhis (Aug 2026)^[3:2]

References:

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1. https://dailypioneer.com/news/punjab-budget-rs-1000month-for-women-rs-1500-for-sc-women-under-new-scheme ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/punjab-credits-rs-1149-crore-to-33-lakh-women-under-mawan-dheeyan-satkar-yojana-women-praise-dbt-model/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.thehawk.in/news/india/punjab-cm-credits-rs-181-crore-sanman-rashi-into-accounts-of-7092-lakh-women (IANS) ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎