Chandigarh: Reaffirming its dedication to social justice and welfare of underprivileged sections, the Punjab Authorities below the management of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann is repeatedly implementing pro-people initiatives for the upliftment of needy households.
On this regard, Minister for Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities, Dr. Baljit Kaur, knowledgeable that through the tenure of the Mann authorities, an quantity of ₹728.48 crore has been launched below the Ashirwad Scheme for Scheduled Castes, benefiting greater than 1.43 lakh households throughout the state.
Dr. Baljit Kaur mentioned that the Ashirwad Scheme has emerged as a robust assist system for economically weaker households by lowering the monetary burden through the marriage of daughters. She emphasised that the Punjab Authorities’s goal shouldn’t be solely to supply monetary help but additionally to make sure dignity, safety and a respectful life for daughters belonging to poor households.
The Minister additional knowledgeable that households who’re everlasting residents of Punjab and fall beneath the poverty line, belonging to Scheduled Castes, Backward Courses or Economically Weaker Sections, are eligible to avail advantages below the scheme. She added that monetary help is supplied for the wedding of as much as two daughters in a household, bringing vital reduction to 1000’s of needy households.
Dr. Baljit Kaur highlighted that whereas the wedding of a daughter is a second of pleasure for households, it usually brings monetary issues for economically weaker dad and mom. She famous that the Ashirwad Scheme has helped scale back these worries and introduced happiness to 1000’s of households, enabling poor dad and mom to marry off their daughters with dignity, respect and hope for a safe future.
The Minister additionally directed officers to make sure that advantages below the scheme attain each eligible beneficiary in a well timed and clear method. She burdened that purposes must be processed directly in order that no deserving household is disadvantaged of presidency help.
Reiterating the federal government’s dedication, Dr. Baljit Kaur mentioned that the Punjab Authorities stays devoted to social justice and public welfare and can proceed to strengthen people-centric schemes to assist poor and needy households. She added that the federal government’s purpose is to deliver a smile to each daughter’s face and strengthen each household throughout Punjab.
