By Admin 
Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab presented its last budget before the elections. Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema today (08 March) presented the state’s budget of Rs 260437 crore for the financial year 2026-27. Through this budget, the Aam Aadmi Party government has announced to fulfill the guarantee of giving Rs 1000 per month to women at the time of elections.
In the budget, the government has announced the implementation of ‘Mukhyamantri Maanva Dhiyan Satkar Yojana’. Under this scheme, women will be given one thousand rupees every month. Women above 18 years of age in the state will get one thousand rupees per month under this scheme.
Rs 1500 every month to SC women
Existing government employees or retired government employees, women and women paying income tax will not get benefits under this scheme. Women taking other government schemes like old age pension, widow pension, disability pension will get money under this scheme. Under this scheme, women from SC category will get Rs 1500 per month.
When will the registration process start?
The government has kept Rs 9300 crore for expenditure on this scheme in the financial year 2026-27. The Finance Minister has announced that the registration process for this scheme will start from April 13 on the occasion of Baisakhi. However, the government has not yet clarified when it will start giving money. Officials have said on the condition of anonymity that the government will give money to the beneficiary women from the month of April, hence those who are registered will get the money from the month of April onwards.
Punjab Finance Minister cornered Haryana Government
In his budget speech, the Finance Minister has also indirectly targeted the Haryana government. He said that many states have promised to announce similar schemes, but they limit it to a small section of women, while ignoring a large section of women who are financially dependent on men for their basic needs.
Giving an example, the Finance Minister said that one of our neighboring states announced a similar scheme, but limited it only to families with an annual income of less than Rs 1 lakh, in which only 20 per cent of all adult women could participate. “The Punjab government will not give in to such statements and has decided to become the first state to ensure that all adult women are covered under the scheme,” he said.