India, Feb. 22 -- Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday directed officials to prepare guidelines for the "Mahila Samridhi Yojana," under which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised Rs.2,500 in monthly financial assistance to women from poor families in Delhi. The BJP government wants to roll out the scheme as soon as possible, officials aware of the development said.

Gupta issued the directions during a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat, where preparations for the 2025-26 annual budget were also discussed.

Earlier in the day, she paid a visit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence, while her cabinet ministers carried out inspections of potholed roads and pending projects across the Capital.

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