Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday unveiled several women-centric initiatives in the Delhi budget 2026–27, including free bicycles for 1.3 lakh Class 9 girls, ₹10 crore for Mahila Haat outlets, and ₹5,110 crore for a proposed monthly ₹2,500 assistance scheme for women.
Schemes where 100% of the allocation goes to women under the Directorate of Women and Child Development and the education and transport departments have seen an increase from ₹7,674 crore to ₹9,381 crore for 2026–27.
Under the Directorate of Women and Child Development, schemes totalling ₹8,171.6 crore have been proposed, including ₹10 crore each for Mahila Haat outlets and the Samarthya-Paalna scheme.
“By setting up Mahila Haat outlets, a bridge will be created to connect skilled women with the market,” Ms. Gupta said, adding that her government has also proposed a budget of ₹33 crore to establish “model anganwadi centres” in each district.
To curb school dropouts caused by long distances, the CM announced ₹90 crore for the distribution of free bicycles to 1.3 lakh ninth-grade girls in government schools. “These bicycles will ease their journey to school,” she said.
