Haryana releases 13th Lado Lakshmi Scheme instalment to 1.059 million women

Haryana released the 13th instalment of the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Scheme to 1,059,000 women, transferring ₹222.52 crore to their bank accounts. The instalment was part of ₹4,470.77 crore released under 21 schemes to 5,202,183 eligible beneficiaries. A second phase of the Lado Lakshmi Scheme began on 17 September, with the annual income eligibility limit raised to ₹180,000. The release also included social security pensions and other scheme payments.

Notable Points

• PFMS and DBT payment processing: The Public Financial Management System (PFMS), formerly the Central Plan Scheme Monitoring System, serves as a common platform for routing direct benefit transfers. It supports beneficiary-list preparation, digital signing and payment processing through the Aadhaar Payment Bridge.
• DBT Mission: institutional history: The DBT Mission was established as a nodal agency under the Planning Commission. It later moved to the Department of Expenditure in the Finance Ministry and, in September 2015, to the Cabinet Secretariat.