Financial aid to women from poor households
Bharatiya Janata Party · Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 25 Oct 2026
What does this status mean?
Meaningful delivery has occurred, but the stated commitment is incomplete.
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes how strong the available evidence is.
Original manifesto wording
“Provide financial aid to the female heads of poor households.”
Our Assessment
Financial aid has reached a narrower group of single women: ₹3.45 crore was reportedly transferred to 484 beneficiaries in 2026. On 22 October, the Cabinet approved a new name for an existing maintenance-grant scheme. Neither record establishes aid for female heads of poor households generally, so the promise remains Partially Done.
The reasoning behind the verdict
Why this assessment?
Reviewed
01 · Delivery status
Why partially done?
Aid has reached some single women, a subset of the promised group. The 22 October decision renamed an existing maintenance grant; it did not establish a new benefit or broader coverage for female heads of poor households.
02 · Strength of evidence
Why medium confidence?
Reported disbursements support limited delivery, and Cabinet reporting is explicit about the rename. The signed decision and eligibility and payment records for the broader promised group have not been located.
What would help us reassess?
The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.
- The signed Cabinet decision and amended rules for the renamed maintenance grant
- Beneficiary counts and disbursements under that grant, with eligibility criteria
- Records showing aid to female heads of poor households beyond the single-women subset
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.
Read our methodology ↗Sources & Evidence
Uttarakhand government approved the Chief Minister Single Women Self-Employment Scheme
Uttarakhand Social Welfare Department: earlier destitute-widow maintenance grant
CM launches single women self-employment scheme
Amar Ujala: Cabinet renamed the existing maintenance-grant scheme
Promise Timeline
Cabinet approved renaming the existing maintenance-grant scheme for destitute women as Mukhyamantri Ekal Nari Samman Yojana; no new benefit or broader coverage was specified.
View sourceTimes of India reported launch of the scheme and DBT of Rs 3.45 crore to 484 women in the first phase.
View sourceNewsonAir reported cabinet approval of the Chief Minister Single Women Self-Employment Scheme with up to Rs 2 lakh financial assistance and 75 percent grant support.
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