Chandigarh: The Punjab Authorities has launched ₹28.01 crore below the Ashirwad Scheme throughout the 2026-27 monetary yr to supply monetary help for the marriages of daughters belonging to economically weaker Scheduled Caste households throughout the state.
Asserting the initiative, Punjab Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that 5,492 beneficiaries throughout 19 districts will obtain help below the scheme by means of Direct Profit Switch (DBT), guaranteeing transparency and well timed disbursal of funds.
Dr. Baljit Kaur stated the help has been authorized primarily based on purposes acquired by means of the Ashirwad Portal. The beneficiaries belong to Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Ferozepur, Fatehgarh Sahib, Fazilka, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Moga, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Pathankot, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, SBS Nagar, Sangrur and Malerkotla.
Among the many districts, Fazilka has the best variety of beneficiaries at 882, adopted by Patiala (611), Ferozepur (604), Ludhiana (403), Moga (400), Sri Muktsar Sahib (384), Hoshiarpur (333), Gurdaspur (297), Barnala (288) and SBS Nagar (219).
The remaining beneficiaries embody Bathinda (163), Fatehgarh Sahib (160), Sangrur (160), SAS Nagar (114), Jalandhar (114), Rupnagar (104), Faridkot (103), Malerkotla (95) and Pathankot (58).
Underneath the Ashirwad Scheme, eligible households obtain ₹51,000 as monetary help for the wedding of their daughters. To qualify, candidates should be everlasting residents of Punjab, belong to a Under Poverty Line (BPL) household and have an annual family revenue of lower than ₹32,790 from all sources. The scheme covers a most of two daughters per household.
The minister stated the monetary help is instantly credited to beneficiaries’ financial institution accounts by means of the DBT system, eliminating intermediaries and guaranteeing transparency.
Reaffirming the federal government’s dedication to social welfare, Dr. Baljit Kaur stated the Bhagwant Mann-led authorities stays centered on enhancing the socio-economic circumstances of Scheduled Castes, Backward Lessons and different economically weaker sections by means of clear and people-centric welfare schemes.
