Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, January 18-
The Punjab Govt has released 30.35CR for 5,951 beneficiaries belonging to SC's under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2024-25.
Providing more details, cabinet minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, shared that Ashirwad for Scheduled Caste Scheme the amount had been sanctioned to address the pending applications of beneficiaries for 2023-24 and 2024-25 received through the Ashirwad Portal. Beneficiaries from the districts of Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Mansa, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, SBS Nagar, Sangrur and Malerkotla have been covered.
The Minister of Social Justice said that financial benefits have been given to 136 beneficiaries of Barnala, 455 of Bathinda, 187 of Faridkot, 1230 of Ferozepur, 192 of Fatehgarh Sahib, 347 of Fazilka, 189 of Hoshiarpur, 1263 of Jalandhar. Similarly, 271 of Mansa, 90 of Sri Muktsar Sahib, 530 of Patiala, 199 of Rupnagar, S.A.S. 218 of Nagar, S.B.S. 166 beneficiaries of Nagar, 408 of Sangrur and 70 of Malerkotla have also been given financial benefits.The Ashirwad Scheme provides financial assistance of ₹51,000 for the marriage of daughters from low-income families.