<h1>Welfare payment promise faces scrutiny as opposition leader seeks meeting over scheme not approved in first cabinet session</h1> A dispute arose when an opposition leader sought a meeting with the new chief minister to question why a campaign-promised monthly women's aid scheme was not approved in the first cabinet meeting despite public assurances it would be passed promptly; the governing party stated the scheme will be implemented and referenced an imminent start date, while the correspondence also noted prior budget proposals and unfulfilled disbursements by the former administration.