Women & Girls Schemes 2026

₹1,000 monthly direct cash transfer to married, widowed, divorced, and separated women aged 23-60 in Chhattisgarh — 70+ lakh women already enrolled

Chhattisgarh's flagship women welfare scheme - ₹1,000 every month to eligible married women, paid via DBT on or around the 1st of every month

India's flagship campaign to save the girl child, promote her education, and improve the sex ratio - launched 22 Jan 2015 from Panipat, Haryana

Telangana's one-time marriage assistance scheme - ₹1,00,116 (₹1,25,145 for brides with disability) paid to bride's mother at the time of marriage

Helps rural Self-Help Group (SHG) women earn over ₹1 lakh annual household income - already crossed 3 crore beneficiaries; new target 6 crore by March 2029

Government-backed savings scheme for girl child with 8.2% interest — highest among all small savings schemes, with complete tax exemption

Uttar Pradesh provides ₹25,000 to every girl child in 6 installments from birth to college enrollment — promoting girl education and fighting female foeticide

Uttar Pradesh's flagship girl child scheme - total ₹25,000 (revised from ₹15,000) paid in 6 milestone-based installments from birth to graduation

₹1,01,000 direct financial support for girls' education and empowerment in Maharashtra

Monthly cash assistance of ₹1,500 for women aged 21-65 in Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh's flagship women's welfare scheme — ₹1,500 per month direct transfer to married women aged 21-60 from lower-income families

₹2,000 monthly direct cash transfer to women heads of household in Karnataka

My daughter from SC caste in Rajasthan village. Aapki Beti gave ₹2,500 yearly for school expenses. Covers her uniform, books, notebooks. Made education affordable. Now she's in 8th grade—scheme kept h

₹5,000 to ₹51,000 marriage assistance for daughters from low-income families across states