Free scooty for meritorious college-going girls under the Rani Laxmibai scheme.
“हम कॉलेज जाने वाली मेधावी छात्राओं को आत्मनिर्भर बनाने हेतु रानी लक्ष्मी बाई योजना के अंतर्गत मुफ्त स्कूटी वितरित करेंगे।”English: “To make meritorious college-going girl students self-reliant, we will distribute free scooties under the Rani Laxmi Bai Yojana.”
The verdict
Rs 400 crore was provided in the 2025-26 budget and again in 2026-27; the cabinet approved the scheme rules in July 2026 for about 50,000 students. No distribution had been reported in the sources seen.
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“The scooty has a budget and a rulebook; it is still waiting at the showroom.”
Evidence timeline
- News20 Feb 2025· All India Radio NewssupportsUP govt presents Rs 8.08 lakh cr budget for 2025-26 ↗
“400 crore rupees provision for providing scooties to meritorious girl students going to college under the Rani Laxmibai Scooty Yojana.”
- Budget11 Feb 2026· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentsupportsBudget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 24 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: A budget provision of Rs 400 crore is proposed for the Rani Lakshmi Bai Scooty Yojana for giving scooties to meritorious girl students.”
- News21 Jul 2026· ETV BharatsupportsUP approves free scooty scheme for college girls ↗
“Around 50,000 girl students are expected to benefit from the Rani Lakshmibai Scooty Yojana this year.”
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Raise Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala aid from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000.
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Free public transport travel for women above 60.
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Double the network of three new women police battalions.
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Promise ID bjp-up-2022-011 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON