India, May 31 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Delhi government has made "significant progress" on its plan to provide Rs.2,500 in monthly financial aid to women under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.

Speaking to HT at the Secretariat, on the sidelines of the press conference. Guptasaid her government is preparing a comprehensive, "fool-proof" policy to ensure poor women receive sustained support. While reiterating that the scheme will target economically disadvantaged women, Gupta did not disclose the specific eligibility criteria.

"We have held meetings and are working on a detailed framework," she said. "The BJP had promised during the elections that poor women would receive Rs.2,500 every...