The Chief Minister Maawan Dhiyaan Satkar Yojana of the Bhagwant Mann government is providing financial assistance to the eligible women of the state at a time when rising household expenses, cost of college admissions and inflation are continuously putting pressure on the family budget.
The assistance amount has been sent directly to the bank accounts of about 33 lakh women beneficiaries who completed registration by June 25, 2026, while the remaining eligible women will receive this amount on August 1. So far, about 70 lakh women have registered under this scheme.
How much participation of which women?
Punjab The profile of the beneficiaries of this scheme shows that this assistance is reaching women who are at a stage of life when financial responsibilities are greatest. Of the total beneficiaries, the share of women in the age group of 36-45 years is 25.2 percent and the share of women in the age group of 46-59 years is 25.4 percent. Thus, more than 50 percent of the beneficiaries are in the age group of 36 to 59 years.
It is during this period of life that families have the most financial responsibilities. Families have to juggle many responsibilities like children’s education, college admissions, marriage, healthcare, housing, loan repayments, taking care of elderly parents and planning for their future. In such times, the importance of every rupee increases a lot. At such a time, the monthly financial assistance provided under the Chief Minister Maawan Dhiyaan Satkar Yojana is helping women to contribute directly to the family expenses and reduce the burden of essential needs.
For many families, this assistance has become an important support for education, health and daily household expenses.
Support in children’s education
Sunita Rani, 48, of village Dhani Kharaswali in Fazilka district, said that this monthly assistance has given her the opportunity to support her children’s education. He said, my daughter is studying B.Tech and son studies in class eleventh. I used most of this amount to pay my son’s school fees and gave the rest to my husband. Being a housewife, I have no income of my own, so this help gives me the satisfaction of contributing to the needs of my family. My husband is also very happy with this cooperation. First we got free electricity, then we got health insurance of Rs 10 lakh and now we are getting this monthly financial assistance. The government has launched many public welfare schemes especially for women.
He said that this assistance has reduced the financial stress and has helped in continuing the children’s education without any interruption.
For 55-year-old Pachho of Ward No. 17 of Firozpur, this scheme has brought great relief in a very difficult period of life. After the death of her husband, she lives with her divorced daughter and grandson and has been facing difficult circumstances due to poor health and limited financial resources for a long time. He said, I spent some part of this amount on my treatment and saved the rest for household needs. My husband passed away many years ago and since then we have been living in difficult circumstances. This assistance of Bhagwant Mann government has become a great support for us.
She told that with this financial assistance she was also able to pay her grandson’s school fees. Pachho, who helped many people apply for the scheme, expressed happiness that many needy families have benefited from it.
Help in meeting daily expenses
Karamjeet Kaur, 46, a member of the self-help group, said that this monthly assistance is giving her the opportunity to meet her daily expenses as well as spend on the future of her family. He said, I got my glasses made with this money and bought Scooty and petrol. (I used this money to get my new glasses made and put petrol in my scooter.) She further said, I will use this amount for my son’s sports related expenses in the coming months. He is a national level hockey player.
Former Kabaddi player Karamjeet Kaur also appreciated the efforts being made by the government to promote sports along with the public welfare schemes that improve the standard of living of common families.
Beneficiary Preeti, 28, from Fazilka, works in people’s homes and is raising her two school-going children. He said that this assistance has been received at a time when it was becoming increasingly difficult to bear the expenses of children’s education. He said, with this money we paid the school fees of our children. This assistance has come at the right time and has reduced our financial burden significantly.
Similarly, widow Baljeet Kaur said that with this monthly assistance she has been able to meet her medical expenses, which she was finding difficult to afford earlier. This has given them a lot of financial relief.
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