Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan da Satkar Yojana: Punjab’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women

Punjab’s new scheme doesn’t pay every woman the same amount. Scheduled Caste women get 50% more each month than general-category women.

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Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan da Satkar

Punjab’s Cash-Transfer Scheme for Women

8 Mar 2026

CM Mann announces the scheme, in the budget.

14 Apr 2026

Formal launch at Adampur, on Ambedkar Jayanti.

15 Apr 2026

Registration opens, in nine pilot constituencies.

1 Jul 2026

First payment goes out, backdated to April.

A Tiered Payout, Not a Flat Rate

Most state cash schemes for women pay everyone the same amount. Punjab’s pays Scheduled Caste women Rs 1,500 a month, 50% more than the Rs 1,000 general-category women receive — a different design.

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Timeline

• 8 March 2026: CM Bhagwant Mann announces the scheme, in Punjab’s 2026-27 budget.
• 14 April 2026: The scheme formally launches at Adampur, on Ambedkar’s birth anniversary.
• 15 April 2026: Registration opens, across nine pilot assembly constituencies.
• 1 July 2026: The first payment goes out, backdated to cover April through June.

Must Know

• Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan da Satkar Yojana is Punjab’s monthly cash scheme, for women.
• It was announced on 8 March 2026, by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
• General-category women receive Rs 1,000 a month; Scheduled Caste women receive Rs 1,500.
• Payments go directly to a woman’s Aadhaar-linked bank account, via Direct Benefit Transfer.
• The scheme is piloting first, in nine assembly constituencies, not statewide yet.

Good to Know

• Punjab Minister Aman Arora called it “the world’s biggest cash transfer scheme” for women.
• Roughly 97% of Punjab’s women qualify, under the scheme’s current eligibility rules.
• Its full name honours mothers and daughters, reflected in the scheme’s own title.
• CM Mann also announced free bus travel and free electricity, alongside this scheme.
• The scheme launched with no state election due soon, unlike most schemes of its kind.
• See the full directory of every state’s cash-transfer scheme for women.

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1. Who announced the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan da Satkar Yojana, in Punjab’s 2026-27 budget?

Arvind Kejriwal

Bhagwant Mann

Aman Arora

Charanjit Singh Channi

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Great to Know

• The nine pilot constituencies include Adampur, Anandpur Sahib, Batala, and Patiala Rural.
• Malout, Moga, Kotkapura, Dirba, and Sunam round out the pilot’s nine locations.
• Punjab’s AAP government, led by Bhagwant Mann, has run the state since 2022.
• The scheme’s tiered structure, Rs 1,000 versus Rs 1,500, is unusual among such schemes.
• Most comparable Indian state schemes pay every eligible woman the same flat amount.

Current Affairs

• July 2026: The first payment reaches eligible women, backdated to April.
  • On 1 July 2026, Punjab released a first payment covering April, May, and June together. (Source: ClearTax)
  • General-category women received Rs 3,000; Scheduled Caste women received Rs 4,500. (Source: ClearTax)
• March-April 2026: The scheme is announced, then formally launched.
  • CM Bhagwant Mann announced the scheme on 8 March 2026, in Punjab’s budget speech. (Source: Asianet Newsable)
  • He formally launched it on 14 April 2026 at Adampur, timed to Ambedkar’s birth anniversary. (Source: Daily Pioneer)