Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana: Haryana’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women

Exit polls said Haryana’s ruling party would lose. It won a third term instead, then launched this scheme almost a year later.

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Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana

Haryana’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women

8 Oct 2024

BJP wins a third term, defying exit polls.

25 Sep 2025

Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana officially launches.

1 Nov 2025

First payment reaches 5.22 lakh women.

3 Dec 2025

Payments switch to a quarterly schedule.

A Post-Election, Not Pre-Election, Promise

Unlike most schemes of its kind, this one launched almost a year after the election it was promised for. Haryana’s BJP won anyway, defying exit polls — then delivered the scheme later, at its own pace.

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Timeline

• 8 October 2024: Haryana’s results defy exit polls; BJP wins a third straight term.
• 25 September 2025: Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana officially launches.
• 1 November 2025: The first payment reaches 5.22 lakh women, on Haryana Day.
• 3 December 2025: Payments switch from monthly to a quarterly schedule.

Must Know

• Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana is Haryana’s cash-transfer scheme, for eligible women.
• It launched on 25 September 2025, under Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
• Eligible women receive Rs 2,100 a month, via Direct Benefit Transfer.
• The scheme is named for Deendayal Upadhyaya, launched on his birth anniversary.
• Applicants must be 23 or older, with 15 years of Haryana domicile.

Good to Know

• The scheme launched almost a year after the BJP’s October 2024 election win.
• The initial phase covers families with annual income under Rs 1 lakh.
• About 19 to 20 lakh women are projected to benefit, in this first phase.
• The 2025-26 budget set aside Rs 5,000 crore, for this assistance.
• There is no cap on how many eligible women, per family, can receive it.
• See the full directory of every state’s cash-transfer scheme for women.

Test Yourself

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1. On what date did Haryana launch the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, and after which figure is it named?

8 October 2024, Nayab Singh Saini

25 September 2025, Deendayal Upadhyaya

1 November 2025, Manohar Lal Khattar

3 December 2025, Deendayal Upadhyaya

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Great to Know

• Haryana’s 2024 result defied exit polls, which had predicted a Congress win.
• The BJP won 48 of 90 seats, its third straight term in the state.
• Nayab Singh Saini, first sworn in as CM in March 2024, was re-elected that October.
• He had replaced Manohar Lal Khattar as Chief Minister earlier the same year.
• As of April 2026, six installments have reached women, totalling over Rs 1,038 crore.

Current Affairs

• April 2026: Total disbursement crosses Rs 1,038 crore, across six payments.
  • By April 2026, Haryana had released six installments under the scheme. (Source: Angel One)
  • Cumulative disbursement crossed Rs 1,038 crore, since the scheme’s launch. (Source: Angel One)
• November-December 2025: Payments begin, then shift to a quarterly schedule.
  • The first payment, Rs 2,100 to 5.22 lakh women, went out on 1 November 2025. (Source: The Tribune)
  • On 3 December 2025, after a second monthly payment, the government moved to quarterly instalments of Rs 6,300. (Source: Angel One)