In a significant step towards inclusive and people-centric governance, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday digitally released substantial financial assistance under multiple flagship welfare schemes, reinforcing the government’s commitment to women empowerment, agricultural sustainability and household welfare. A sum of Rs 858 crore was released under key welfare schemes, including Rs 659 crore for farmers under five agriculture-related schemes.
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Saini said that under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these initiatives reflect a holistic development approach aimed at strengthening social security and improving the quality of life of citizens across the state.
Reaffirming that farmers remain at the core of government policies, the Chief Minister said sustained efforts are being made to make agriculture a profitable and future-ready sector so that farmers’ children remain connected to farming. Acting on the principle of supporting farmers at every stage — from seed to market — the government on Saturday released a total of Rs 659 crore as grants and incentives under the five agriculture-related schemes, he said.
A total of Rs 461.75 crore was disbursed as incentives to 5,54,405 farmers who did not burn crop residue under the Crop Residue Management Scheme. Rs 85.10 crore was provided as a subsidy for 9,885 crop residue management machines distributed to farmers. Rs 75.54 crore was given as incentives to 31,605 farmers adopting Direct Seeding of Rice (DSR). Under the Mera Pani – Meri Virasat scheme for the Kharif season 2025–26, Rs 15.75 crore was provided to 13,500 farmers. Additionally, Rs 20 crore was given as price difference compensation to 4,073 farmers engaged in potato and cauliflower cultivation under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana.
The Chief Minister shared that as part of its focused efforts on women empowerment, the government released the third instalment of the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana. Under this instalment, an amount of Rs 181 crore was directly transferred into the bank accounts of 8,63,918 eligible women beneficiaries. With Saturday’s release, a total of Rs 441 crore has been disbursed so far in three instalments to eligible girls and women under the scheme.
The Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi mobile application, launched on September 25, 2025, on the occasion of the 109th birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya ji, has seen encouraging participation, with 9,98,650 women applying through the app by December 31, 2025, out of which 8,63,918 were found eligible, Saini shared.
Saini further shared that to ensure wider inclusion, the scope of the scheme has been expanded from January 2026. Earlier, only families with an annual income of up to Rs 1 lakh were eligible; this threshold has now been increased to Rs 1.80 lakh, enabling more daughters and sisters to benefit. He said that eligibility has also been extended to mothers whose children study in government schools and have secured more than 80 percent marks in Class 10 or 12 board examinations, or have achieved grade-level competency in Classes 1 to 4 under the NIPUN Bharat Mission, or whose children have been successfully rehabilitated from severe or moderate acute malnutrition.
Notably, under the Deendayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, each eligible woman is provided financial assistance of Rs 2,100 per month. From February 2026, Rs 1,100 will be credited directly into the beneficiary’s savings bank account, while the remaining Rs 1,000 will be deposited in a government-operated recurring deposit or fixed deposit account. The accumulated amount, along with the interest earned, will be paid to the beneficiary upon maturity, ensuring both immediate support and long-term financial security.
Meanwhile, providing relief to households, the government released Rs 18.56 crore as gas cylinder refill subsidy under the Har Ghar–Har Grihini Yojana. The amount was credited directly into the bank accounts of 6,08,842 women beneficiaries. Under this scheme, eligible women are assured a gas cylinder every month at a subsidised cost of Rs 500. The subsidy released on Saturday pertains to the month of October 2025, and the subsidy amounts for November and December 2025 will be released shortly.