18 ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਮਰ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਔਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਮਹੀਨੇ ₹1,000
Aam Aadmi Party · Punjab Legislative Assembly Election 2022
Last updated 5 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
“ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ 18 ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਉਮਰ ਦੀ ਹਰ ਔਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਮਹੀਨੇ ₹1,000 ਦੀ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਦੇਣਾ।”
Our Assessment
29 ਸਤੰਬਰ 2026 ਦੀ ਸਮੀਖਿਆ। ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋ ਚੁੱਕੇ ਹਨ; ਜੂਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਹੁਣ ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਹੈ। ਦਿ ਟ੍ਰਿਬਿਊਨ ਮੁਤਾਬਕ ਜੁਲਾਈ ਵਿੱਚ 32.96 ਲੱਖ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਕਿਸ਼ਤ ਮਿਲੀ। 26 ਅਗਸਤ ਨੂੰ ਪੀਟੀਆਈ ਨੇ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਦੇ ਹਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ 76.11 ਲੱਖ ਰਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ 68.06 ਲੱਖ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਖਾਤਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ 2,381 ਕਰੋੜ ਰੁਪਏ ਭੇਜੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਦਿੱਤੀ। ਆਮ ਵਰਗ ਦੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਲਈ ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰ ਰਕਮ 1,000 ਰੁਪਏ ਅਤੇ ਅਨੁਸੂਚਿਤ ਜਾਤੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਲਈ 1,500 ਰੁਪਏ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦੱਸੇ ਅੰਕੜੇ ਹਨ, ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਕਵਰੇਜ ਆਡਿਟ ਨਹੀਂ। ਸਥਿਤੀ ਅੰਸ਼ਿਕ ਰਹਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ: ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਦਾ ਸਬੂਤ ਹੈ, ਪਰ ਰਜਿਸਟ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਭੁਗਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਬਰਾਬਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਅਤੇ 18 ਸਾਲ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਹਰ ਔਰਤ ਤੱਕ ਲਾਭ ਪਹੁੰਚਣਾ ਸਾਬਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ। ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਮੁਲਾਂਕਣ (2026-06-07; ਦਰਜ ਸਥਿਤੀ: partial; ਮੂਲ ਲਿਖਤ ਸੰਭਾਲੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ, ਨਵੀਂ ਸਮੀਖਿਆ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੱਸ ਸਕਦੀ ਹੈ):ਲਗਭਗ ਚਾਰ ਸਾਲ ਤੱਕ ਇਹ ਵਾਅਦਾ ਪੂਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਧਿਰ ਨੇ ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਇਹ ਮੁੱਦਾ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ। ਇਹ ਯੋਜਨਾ (ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਮਾਵਾਂ ਧੀਆਂ ਸਤਕਾਰ ਯੋਜਨਾ) 2026-27 ਦੇ ਬਜਟ ਵਿੱਚ ₹9,300 ਕਰੋੜ ਦੀ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਐਲਾਨੀ ਗਈ, 14 ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ 2026 ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ, ਅਤੇ ਲਾਭਪਾਤਰੀ ਕਾਰਡ ਜਾਰੀ ਹੋਣੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਏ। ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਨੇ ਐਲਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ ਕਿ ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰ ਅਦਾਇਗੀ (ਆਮ ਵਰਗ ਲਈ ₹1,000 / ਅਨੁਸੂਚਿਤ ਜਾਤੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਲਈ ₹1,500) 1 ਜੁਲਾਈ 2026 ਤੋਂ ਲਗਭਗ 52 ਲੱਖ ਔਰਤਾਂ (ਬਾਲਗ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਲਗਭਗ 51%) ਲਈ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ। ਜੂਨ 2026 ਤੱਕ ਅਦਾਇਗੀ ਅਜੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ।
The reasoning behind the verdict
Why this assessment?
Reviewed
01 · Delivery status
Why partially done?
The promised cash assistance is now being delivered at large scale. Punjab allocated ₹9,300 crore for the scheme, formally notified it in April 2026 and began DBT payments in July. By August, the government reported 76.11 lakh registrations and payments to 68.06 lakh women; by 1 October it reported cumulative transfers of ₹3,824.87 crore. However, the original commitment was ₹1,000 per month to every woman above 18. The notified scheme contains eligibility requirements and exclusions, and the government estimates coverage at approximately 97% rather than every adult woman. Public data do not yet clearly reconcile how many unique beneficiaries have received every instalment due to them. Substantial delivery is verified, but universal delivery of the original commitment is not.
02 · Strength of evidence
Why high confidence?
The scheme's benefit amounts, eligibility rules, exclusions and DBT mechanism are documented in the Punjab Government Gazette. The ₹9,300 crore allocation is documented through the 2026-27 Budget process, and subsequent reports record large-scale beneficiary registrations and actual transfers based on government figures. High confidence reflects the strength of evidence that implementation is substantial and that the notified scheme is narrower than the literal ‘every woman above 18’ promise. It does not mean every reported beneficiary has independently been audited by ManifestoWatch.
What would help us reassess?
The documents that could clarify delivery of this commitment.
- Official MIS/DBT records showing unique women registered, approved and paid for each instalment
- Numbers pending, rejected or affected by failed transactions, with aggregate reasons
- District-wise and Scheduled Caste/non-Scheduled Caste beneficiary and payment breakdowns
- Number of women excluded under each eligibility rule
- Audited expenditure, releases and remaining balance against the ₹9,300-crore FY2026-27 allocation
- Official records explaining the estimated 97% coverage and one-crore beneficiary target
Status describes delivery. Confidence describes the evidence.
Read our methodology ↗Sources & Evidence
Punjab Budget 2026-27: ₹9,300 crore allocation (PRS analysis)
PTI: Punjab CM reports payments to 68.06 lakh women
Punjab CM reports second instalment and cumulative transfers
First DBT payments: three months of assistance on 1 July
Punjab Government Gazette: scheme notification (mirrored PDF)
AAP's 10-point Punjab Model: Rs 1,000 per month to women
Punjab Cabinet approves Mawan-Dhiyan Satkar Yojana
AAP govt in Punjab may soon give Rs 1,000 monthly grant to women
Punjab women's allowance: first payments and registration gaps
52L Punjab women to get Rs 1K monthly grant from July: CM
Promise Timeline
The Chief Minister reported ₹1,262.54 crore being transferred to 36.87 lakh women for October–December, previous transfers of ₹2,562.33 crore to 73.99 lakh women, and cumulative assistance of ₹3,824.87 crore. Unique beneficiaries fully paid across all instalments remain to be reconciled.
View sourceReview 2026-09-29: status retained as partial. Updated evidence and reasoning are recorded in the analyst note; source publication dates are preserved.
View sourceThe Chief Minister reported 76.11 lakh registrations and ₹2,381 crore transferred to 68.06 lakh women. These are government-reported figures.
View sourceActual DBT payments began with three months’ assistance together: ₹3,000 for eligible general-category women and ₹4,500 for eligible SC women.
View sourceHistorical assessment preserved from the website's 2026-06-07 record (not a new event on that date). Status then: partial. Not delivered for nearly four years and repeatedly raised by the Opposition. The scheme (Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana) was announced in the 2026-27 Budget with a ₹9,300 crore outlay, launched on 14 April 2026, and beneficiary cards began being issued. The Chief Minister announced that monthly payments (₹1,000 general / ₹1,500 for SC women) would begin from 1 July 2026 for about 52 lakh women (around 51% of adult women). Disbursement had not yet begun as of June 2026.
The Punjab Government notified the scheme, specifying resident registered-voter eligibility, exclusions and payment through DBT.
View sourcePunjab Cabinet approved the statewide scheme providing ₹1,000 per month to eligible non-SC women and ₹1,500 to eligible Scheduled Caste women.
View sourcePunjab Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹9,300 crore for Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana.
View sourceAAP’s Punjab election programme promised ₹1,000 per month to every woman aged 18 or above.
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