Random, door-to-door visits to verify women eligible for financial aid scheme in Delhi

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 30, 2026 10:41 PM IST The Women and Child Development (WCD) department might engage a third-party agency to conduct the random checks. (Credit: Pixabay)The Delhi government is planning to conduct door-to-door, random verification of women found eligible for the Delhi Lakshmi Yojana, under which beneficiaries will receive a monthly financial assistance of Rs 2,500, The Indian Express has learnt. As part of the verification process, the government will check whether applicants meet the scheme’s eligibility conditions – whether they have more than three living children, if they are residents of Delhi and registered voters of the city, if they pay income tax, are they in the 21-60 years age group, whether their family’s income is up to Rs 2.5 lakh per annum and