# Akhilesh attacks BJP’s Rs 20,000 women aid as ‘jumla’ 2026-08-13T11:32:26+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday called the BJP's reported plan to give Rs 20,000 to women in Uttar Pradesh a "jumla" or election gimmick. He alleged the Yogi Adityanath government had spent thousands of crores meant for women on publicity and had "swallowed 96 per cent" of what women were owed. Yadav repeated the SP's promise of Rs 40,000 a year for women, to be increased annually. The Uttar Pradesh government is separately considering financial assistance of up to Rs 50,000 for women, either as a direct cash transfer or through expanded welfare schemes like Mukhyamantri Kanya Sumangala Yojana, India Today reports. No final decision has been taken on the amount or mode of delivery. ## Coverage - nationalheraldindia.com - indiatvnews.com - indiatoday.in - indiatoday.in Tags: Akhilesh Yadav, BJP, election campaign, Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh, women's aid Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/akhilesh-claims-bjp-ate-96-of-womens-share-in-up/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/akhilesh-claims-bjp-ate-96-of-womens-share-in-up/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.