India, Aug. 31 -- The Delhi government has kept the maturity period of recurring deposits (RDs) under the recently launched women monthly aid scheme - Delhi Lakshmi Yojana - open to revision, allowing the council of ministers to change the current deadline of July 31, 2029, following a review after two years, according to official documents.

This gives the government flexibility to revisit the deposit arrangements before the scheme's initial three-year tenure ends, with the two-year review due in mid-2028.

It is also significant because the scheme's current tenure ends in July 2029, just months after the next Lok Sabha elections, usually scheduled for March to May.

The revision provision will allow ministers to prepone the maturity per...