Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

What is the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana?

Delhi Lakshmi Yojana is a monthly cash assistance scheme for women run by the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of NCT of Delhi. The scheme pays Rs 2,500 a month to one eligible woman in a family, and applications are taken only through the dedicated portal at dly.delhi.gov.in, which opened for online registration on 1 August 2026.

Delhi Lakshmi Yojana is the renamed and notified form of the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana that the Delhi Cabinet approved on 8 March 2025. The scheme was renamed in July 2026 and the Department published its final eligibility, exclusion and document rules on 30 July 2026, days before registration opened. Readers searching for Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, Delhi 2500 scheme or Delhi Laxmi Yojana are looking at the same programme.

The Department's own portal describes a seven-stage online application: an eligibility questionnaire, personal and Aadhaar details, family member details, bank account details, document upload, preview, and final submission with an acknowledgement receipt to download.

Who is eligible for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana?

The Department's published criteria say the applicant must fulfil all of the following:

• Age between 21 and 60 years as on the date of submission of application.
• She is the eldest woman member of the family who is eligible under the scheme.
• She, her husband, or either of her parents has been a resident of Delhi for a minimum period of 10 years as on the date of application.
• She is a registered voter of Delhi.
• Her family unit's annual income does not exceed Rs 2,50,000.

A woman cannot apply if she falls into any of these exclusion categories:

• She is receiving financial assistance in the form of any pension provided by the Central or State Government, is an income tax payee, is a GST filer, has been a Government servant, or holds a public office.
• She has more than three (03) living children.
• Her family's annual electricity consumption exceeds 2,400 units.
• She, or a family member, is employed as a regular or contractual employee in the State Government, Government of India, a Public Sector Undertaking, Board, Local Body or any Government Organization, or is receiving a pension after retirement, or is receiving widow pension, disability pension or any other pension, financial assistance or similar benefit from the Government under any other scheme.
• She, or a family member, is an owner of a four-wheeler motor vehicle.
• She has criminal antecedents or a criminal record.

Two consequences of these rules are worth spelling out. First, a woman already drawing the Delhi widow pension, old age pension or disability pension is not eligible. The scheme is not stackable on top of an existing government pension. Second, because only the eldest eligible woman in the family may apply, a mother and her adult daughter living in the same household cannot both draw Rs 2,500.

What documents are needed for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana?

Mandatory documents to be uploaded

Residential proof for 10 years; any one

• Voter ID Card (Delhi)
• Ration Card
• Driving Licence
• Electricity Meter Bill / Gas Connection Bill / Receipt

Age proof, any one

• Birth Certificate
• School Leaving Certificate of the class last attended
• Matriculation / Class 10 Certificate
• Driving Licence
• PAN Card
• Aadhaar Card
• Voter ID Card

The MP/MLA recommendation is the document that most often delays an application, because it has to be obtained physically from the constituency office before the online form can be completed. Collect it first.

How to apply for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

1. Open the official portal at dly.delhi.gov.in.
2. Answer the eligibility questionnaire on the portal, which checks age, residence, voter registration, income and the exclusion conditions before it lets you proceed.
3. Fill in your personal details along with your Aadhaar number and basic information carefully, exactly as they appear on the Aadhaar card.
4. Enter the details of family members as prompted.
5. Enter your bank account details so the assistance can be credited.
6. Upload all required documents in the prescribed format: Aadhaar, Delhi voter ID, photograph and signature, the MP or MLA recommendation letter, the 10-year residence proof and the age proof.
7. Preview the complete application carefully, correct anything wrong, then submit the final application.
8. Download the acknowledgement receipt and keep the registered mobile number safe, it is what you use to track the application later.

Applications are accepted online only. There is no paper form and no door-to-door collection of forms under this scheme. Anyone collecting forms or fees at your door is not acting for the Department.

How to check your Delhi Lakshmi Yojana application status

1. Go to dly.delhi.gov.in.
2. Select Track Application / आवेदन को ट्रैक करें.
3. Enter the mobile number you used at registration.
4. Read the current stage shown for your application.

Keep the acknowledgement receipt downloaded at submission. If your mobile number changes before the application is decided, the tracking option will not find your record.

Why Delhi Lakshmi Yojana applications get rejected

• Not the eldest eligible woman in the family — another woman in the same household has already applied or qualifies ahead of you.
• Family income above Rs 2,50,000 a year.
• Residence proof does not cover 10 years. A recent electricity bill alone does not establish a decade of residence; use a document that carries an older issue date, or a ration card.
• Name not on the Delhi electoral roll, or on the roll of another state.
• Existing government pension of any kind being drawn by the applicant.
• Government employment by the applicant or a family member, including contractual employment in a PSU, board or local body.
• Four-wheeler ownership in the family.
• More than three living children.
• Electricity consumption above 2,400 units in the year.
• Missing MP or MLA recommendation letter, or a letter from the wrong constituency.
• Mismatch between Aadhaar, voter ID and bank account name.

Most rejections come from the document set rather than the eligibility itself. Check that the spelling of your name is identical across Aadhaar, the Delhi voter ID and the bank passbook before you submit.

Key dates for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

• 8 March 2025. The Delhi Cabinet approves the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, with monthly assistance of Rs 2,500 for eligible women.
• July 2026, the scheme is renamed Delhi Lakshmi Yojana.
• 30 July 2026, the Department of Women and Child Development publishes the final eligibility criteria, exclusion criteria and document list.
• 1 August 2026; online registration opens at dly.delhi.gov.in.

No closing date for registration has been announced by the Department. The portal remains the authoritative place to check whether registration is still open before you gather documents.

Where to get help with the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana

• Department of Women and Child Development, Maharana Pratap ISBT Building, Kashmere Gate, Delhi – 110006
• District Women and Child Development Officer of your district, for document and verification queries
• Your constituency MP or MLA office, for the mandatory recommendation letter

The Department has not published a dedicated toll-free helpline number for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana on the scheme portal. Treat any number circulating on social media as unverified, and use the portal or the Department's office address above.

Registration on dly.delhi.gov.in is free. No agent can charge a fee to add your name to the beneficiary list, no official will ask for your OTP, and there is no "registration fee" for the MP or MLA recommendation letter.