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Uttar Pradesh has more than 10.5 lakh self-help groups linked to nearly 1.25 crore rural families, as per a state government release dated 2 September 2026. The network also includes 65,544 Village Organisations and 3,298 Cluster-Level Federations.

The work runs under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission, with the state arm called UPSRLM, part of the Rural Development Department. Women first join groups and save small amounts every month. These savings help them get bank credit and other institutional finance, which is then connected to skills, production and markets.

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Sakhi One Stop Centres give women facing violence five services under one roof. One Stop Centre Scheme started on 1 April 2015 and now runs under the Sambal sub-scheme of Mission Shakti.

Five services are available:

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Department of Social Justice and Empowerment said in a report released on 22 October 2026 that PM-DAKSH trained 1,87,305 candidates between 2020-21 and 2023-24, and 96,162 of them got jobs or started work. From 2024-25, the government subsumed the scheme under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), because its training job roles were already covered there.

Spending in those four years was ₹309.5 crore against ₹276.47 crore allotted. PM-DAKSH gave free skill training to SC, OBC, EWS and DNT candidates, plus sanitation workers and waste pickers. It ran through three corporations: NSFDC, NBCFDC and NSKFDC.

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Eligible widows in Uttar Pradesh get Rs 1,000 a month, paid directly into their bank accounts, under the Niradhar Mahila Pension scheme, also known as the Vidhwa Pension. Media reports in October 2026 said the state government was considering raising this to Rs 1,500 a month for the old age pension, destitute women and disability pension schemes.

A woman qualifies if she is a permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh, her annual income including family income from all sources is not more than Rs 2 lakh, and she does not get a pension under any other state or central government scheme.

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Under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), eligible women get ₹5,000 for the first living child in two instalments. The first payment of ₹3,000 comes after pregnancy registration and at least one antenatal check-up within six months of the last date of menstruation. The second payment of ₹2,000 comes after the child's birth is registered and the child has received all due vaccines up to 14 weeks of age.

For the second child, the scheme pays ₹6,000 in one instalment after birth, but only when the second child is a girl, and registration during pregnancy is compulsory. Women who deliver in a health facility can also get money under Janani Suraksha Yojana, so the total for the first child averages about ₹6,000. Money goes straight to the woman's Aadhaar-seeded bank or post office account through DBT.

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Union Cabinet on 14 October 2026 approved the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) for five years, from 2026-27 to 2030-31, with an outlay of ₹53,428 crore. The scheme is now called the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana.

Its four sub-schemes have new names: Pradhan Mantri Vridhavashta Pension Yojana for old-age pension, Pradhan Mantri Vidhawa Pension Yojana for widow pension, Pradhan Mantri Divyangjan Pension Yojana for disability pension and Pradhan Mantri Parivar Labh Yojana for family benefit. Old-age pension, widow pension and family benefit continue in their existing form.

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Mizoram Public Works Department will float tenders for 45 roads in November under the fourth phase of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY-IV).

The announcement came at a review meeting of PMGSY works chaired by Vanlalzuala Chenkual, PWD Chief Engineer (Planning) and MiRRDA Empowered Officer. PWD Engineer-in-Chief and MiRRDA CEO David Sapzova said phase four would start soon.

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Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Department has discontinued four women and child welfare schemes and started the phased closure of three others, under a government order issued on October 16, 2026. The order follows recommendations of the State Governance Process Re-engineering (GPR) Approval Committee at its October 6 meeting.

Discontinued schemes cover multipurpose community centres for women, grants to Zilla Parishads for Mahila Mandals, support for Devadasi rehabilitation hostels in Kolhapur and Sangli, and solar power sets for anganwadi centres. Solar power sets for anganwadis are now replaced by help for electricity bills.

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Uttar Pradesh pays ₹25,000 to each eligible girl under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana, in six instalments tied to her health and schooling stages.

The scheme, run by the state Women and Child Development Department, began on 1 April 2019. A girl gets ₹5,000 at birth and ₹2,000 after full immunisation, then ₹3,000 each on joining Class 1 and Class 6, ₹5,000 on joining Class 9 and ₹7,000 when she enrols in a graduation or diploma course after Class 12. The amount was raised from ₹15,000 to ₹25,000 per girl from 2024-25.

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