India, March 8 -- Delhi's chief minister Rekha Gupta is likely to launch the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana today, which promises to provide Rs.2,500 to women from economically weaker sections in Delhi. The scheme was a key poll promise made by the BJP during the Delhi assembly elections.

On the occasion of International Women's Day, the scheme might be announced during a Mahila Diwas programme at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi.

Here are some key details about the new Mahila Samriddhi Yojana:

Under the Mahil Samriddhi Yojana, women residing in Delhi between the ages of 18-60, whose family income is less than Rs.3 lakh per annum and who do not pay taxes, are eligible, reported The Indian Express.

The scheme will apply to those women wh...