Overview
- Registration, which began Tuesday in nine Assembly segments, expands statewide May 15.
- Monthly transfers start July 1 at ₹1,000 for most women and ₹1,500 for Scheduled Caste women.
- The government set no enrollment deadline, promising backdated payments from July for those who sign up later.
- Punjab budgeted ₹9,300 crore for 2026–27, while analysts and the BJP warn the annual cost could top ₹10,000 crore.
- Sign-up runs through 26,000 centers with Mahila Satkar Sakhis helping door to door, and SC women lacking a caste certificate can enroll now and get the ₹500 top-up once it is issued.