Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, November 25-
The Punjab government, led by CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, has released an amount of Rs. 9.51CR to 1,867 beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections under the Ashirwad Scheme.
Providing further details, cabinet minister Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that the Punjab Government is working diligently for the welfare of Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections. She informed that under the Ashirwad Scheme, an amount of Rs. 6.78 crore has been released to a total of 1,331 beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections, whose pending applications from 2023-24 were received on the Ashirwad Portal during 2024-25. This includes beneficiaries from the districts of Barnala, Faridkot, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Rupnagar, S.A.S Nagar, S.B.S Nagar, Sangrur and Malerkotla.
The Cabinet Minister further stated that the Punjab Government is consistently working for the welfare of Scheduled Castes. She informed that under the Ashirwad Scheme, a total of Rs. 2.73 crore has been released to 536 beneficiaries from Scheduled Castes. These pending applications from the financial year 2023-24 that were received through the Ashirwad Portal during the financial year 2024-25. This amount will benefits 196 beneficiaries in Bathinda, 74 in Rupnagar, 63 in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar and 203 in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar.