New Delhi, March 7 -- The Delhi cabinet is likely to meet on March 8 regarding the proposed Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, which would provide financial assistance worth Rs 2,5000 to women residing in the national capital, sources said on Friday.

According to sources, the government is expected to announce the scheme at an event tomorrow.

This comes after Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi MLA Gopal Rai criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday for not fulfilling the promises made prior to Assembly elections and urging the Delhi government to implement the financial aid scheme of giving Rs 2,500 per month to the women of Delhi, also called the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana.

"Before elections, BJP had promised, so the people of Delhi want the...