India, Feb. 20 -- Delhi chief minister-designate Rekha Gupta said on Thursday that the first tranche of the income support to women, Rs.2,500 per month, under the Mahila Samridhi Yojana, will be credited to their bank account by March 8.

The BJP has announced that one of its key poll promises will be implemented on International Women's Day. The announcement came ahead of Rekha Gupta taking oath as Delhi's fourth woman chief minister. She is a first-time MLA from the Shalimar Bagh constituency.

"Fulfilling the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the responsibility of all 48 BJP MLAs in the capital. We will definitely fulfil all our promises, including financial support for women. Women will 100 per cent get monetary support into th...