New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, is considering providing financial aid of Rs.50,000 to eligible women ahead of the state's assembly elections next year, News18 reported.

If implemented, the proposal could exceed the Rs.40,000 assistance promised by Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav under the party's 'Stree Samman-Samriddhi Yojana', should it come to power.

However, CM Adityanath has so far spoken only about extending financial assistance to women, without specifying the amount or explaining how the benefit would be rolled out. On November 3, 2026, while speaking in Lucknow, he said the "double-engine government" was preparing to introduce an attractive package to support wome...