Dr. Baljit Kaur’s statement
According to information received from Chandigarh, Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities of Punjab, said that the state government is providing financial assistance to the needy through the Ashirwad Yojana. He said that under this scheme, 2634 beneficiaries have been assisted, in which Amritsar, Barnala, Faridkot, Shri Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Ludhiana, Shri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Pathankot, Rupnagar, SAS. City, Sangrur, Malerkotla and Tarn Taran districts include. This amount has been released on the basis of applications received on the blessing portal.
Cabinet Minister said that under this financial assistance, the number of beneficiaries in various districts is as follows: 699 in Amritsar, 38 in Barnala, 46 in Faridkot, 96 in Shri Fatehgarh Sahib, 91 in Gurdaspur, 91 in Gurdaspur, 225 in Hoshiarpur, 343 in Ludhiana, 343 in Ludhiana, 70 in Sri Muktsar Sahib, 70 in Muktsar Sahib, 357 in Patiala, 72 in Patiala, 72 in Patiala, 301 in Rupnagar Assistance has been provided to 46 beneficiaries, 55 in Sangrur, 38 in Malerkotla and 157 in Tarn Taran. Dr. Baljit Kaur said that under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs 51,000 is given for the marriage of daughters of low -income families. This amount is sent directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
Dr. Baljit Kaur said that to take advantage of this scheme, the applicant should be a permanent resident of the state of Punjab, and his family should be below the poverty line. In addition, the applicant should belong to the Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes or other economically weaker sections. The annual income of the family should be less than Rs 32,790. Under this scheme a maximum of two daughters can be benefited.
