Chandigarh, May 20 -- With registrations gathering pace after a slow start, the Punjab government is planning to expand the enrolment process under its flagship women-centric cash transfer scheme - Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana - across all assembly constituencies in the state by the month-end.

The registration of women beneficiaries, initially launched on a pilot basis in nine areas on April 14, is currently underway in 29 of Punjab's 117 assembly constituencies. According to officials monitoring the scheme, more than 8.5 lakh women have registered so far in 29 assembly constituencies. These include Sunam, Patiala Rural, Anandpur Sahib, Batala, Dirba, Kotkapura, Lehra, Malout, Moga, and Budhlada, where more than 40,000 women e...