Sangrur, July 2 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) flagship Maavan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana, under which more than 4 million women across the state received monthly financial assistance, fulfilling one of the party's key pre-poll promises made ahead of the 2022 Punjab assembly polls. Under the scheme, women from the general category will receive financial assistance of Rs.1,000 a month, while Scheduled Caste (SC) women will get Rs.1,500 per month. At the launch, the government credited three months' assistance in a single instalment; transferring Rs.3,000 and Rs.4,500, respectively, directly into beneficiaries' bank accounts. So far, over 4 million women have registered under the scheme. Punjab has an estimated 10.2 million women aged 18 years and above, who are eligible to apply. "Women deserve the highest respect because they are the source of life itself. Strengthening their financial autonomy is essential for improving household welfare, promoting gender equity and enhancing their participation in social and economic decision-making," he said. Meanwhile, Chandigarh Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring slammed the AAP for the delay and said,"The government had deprived women of the promised benefit for four-and-a-half years and should pay arrears for the entire period," he said, alleging that the scheme was announced only ahead of the next assembly elections to influence voters....