Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh/SAS Nagar, August 7-
Punjab cabinet Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said that CM Bhagwant Mann led Govt is continuously making sincere efforts for the welfare of economically weaker sections and helpless children. Marching ahead with the same objective, about three thousand applications have been received by the Punjab govt under the Sponsorship and FCS and Rs 7.91 crore have been released during the current fiscal to 1704 children as financial assistance by the state.
She was here to preside over the state-level function organized at NIPER, Sector 67, held today regarding the distribution of financial benefits under the Sponsorship and FCS.
Rolling out the UDID (Adhar) based Direct Benefit Transfer of assistance from today onwards, she also handed over the approval letters of assistance to the new beneficiaries of the scheme. Sri Muktsar Sahib district has topped in registering maximum beneficiaries while Fatehgarh Sahib district remained second.
Minister while addressing the beneficiaries said that continuous efforts are being made by the department for child rights and protection. She said that the main objective of Mission Vatsalya Scheme is to implement the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and to ensure proper care, protection, development, treatment and social rehabilitation of children living in difficult conditions.