{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T13:15:13.459Z","data":{"id":"inc-tg-2023-001","text":"Mahalakshmi: Rs 2,500 a month to women","quote":"మహిళలకు ప్రతీ నెల రూ. 2500","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"te","quoteEnglish":"Rs 2,500 every month to women","page":6,"sector":"women-children","measurability":"measurable","importance":"headline","deadline":"2028-12-08","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":0,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"No monthly payment had started by mid-2025: a January 2025 fact check found the Rs 2,500 aid unfulfilled, and in July 2025 a decision was still pending. The 2026-27 budget's Rs 4,305 crore Mahalakshmi line is reported as free bus travel. No later rollout was confirmed. Provisional rating.","evidence":[{"date":"2025-01-08","sourceType":"factcheck","publisher":"The South First","title":"Fact check: Congress claims 90 lakh women receive Rs 2500 in Telangana","url":"https://thesouthfirst.com/telangana/congress-claims-90-lakh-women-receive-rs-2500-in-telangana-heres-the-reality/","quote":"while the Congress government has partially rolled out some of these promises, the most significant one — the ₹2,500 financial aid for women — remains unfulfilled.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2025-07-24","sourceType":"news","publisher":"The Hans India","title":"Mahalakshmi scheme: Decision on Rs 2.5K monthly payout to women likely","url":"https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/mahalakshmi-scheme-decision-on-rs-25k-monthly-payout-to-women-likely-990453","quote":"The promise of providing financial assistance to women every month has been pending since the Congress came to power in the state.","stance":"supports"},{"date":"2026-03-20","sourceType":"news","publisher":"Deccan Chronicle","title":"Telangana Budget: Six Guarantees Get Rs 51,000 Crore Allocation","url":"https://www.deccanchronicle.com/southern-states/telangana/telangana-budget-six-guarantees-get-51000-crore-allocation-1945236","quote":"the Mahalaxmi scheme, which provides free RTC bus travel for women, received ₹4,305 crore.","stance":"context"}],"tags":["guarantee","mahalakshmi","cash-transfer"],"sensitive":false,"memeLine":"The bus is free; the Rs 2,500 is still waiting for its ticket.","review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"inc-tg-2023","partyId":"inc","electionId":"tg-2023"}}