Punjab: State government released Rs 13 crore under Ashirwad scheme

Punjab: According to Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur, the government has released Rs 13.16 crore for the marriage of underprivileged girls under the Ashirvad Scheme for Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections during the current year.

She said that under the Ashirvad Scheme, Rs 13.16 crore has been released to the beneficiaries of Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections for the year 2023-24 and 2024-25, whose applications were received on the Ashirvad portal. 2,581 beneficiaries have benefited from the release of this amount. Under this scheme, eligible families are given the benefit of up to two daughters.