CM disburses financial aid under welfare schemes

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated several development projects and distributed benefits to beneficiaries of various flagship schemes of the present state government during the Jan Sankalp Sammelan in Mandi today. He also dedicated the community relief centre at Rahkhot Thunag to the public. He launched the MyDeed Portal, the Naksha Scheme, the digitally signed and updated Jamabandi module and the Bhunaksha 5.0 initiative. He unveiled the logo of Gramin Bank and inaugurated the basketball girl’s hostel at Rabindranath Tagore Government College, Sarkaghat.

The Chief Minister transferred Rs 50.63 lakh directly into the bank accounts of 401 beneficiaries under the Rajiv Gandhi Prakritik Kheti Khushal Kisan Yojana. A special relief assistance was also disbursed to disaster-affected families of Chamba, Hamirpur, Kangra, Lahaul-Spiti, Sirmaur, Solan and Una districts.

He handed over symbolic keys of e-taxis to 25 beneficiaries under the Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgar Start-up scheme and air tickets and visas to 21 youths selected for overseas employment. Apart from this, assistance was also extended to beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Sukh-Ashray Yojana and the Mukhyamantri Shagun Yojana.

Sukhu provided financial assistance of Rs 10.38 lakh to 10 beneficiaries of Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur and Una districts under Mukhyamantri Carp Matsyapalan Yojana. The beneficiaries of the Mukhyamantri Madhu Mandav Vikas Yojana in Mandi district were given Rs 1.76 lakh, while support was also extended under the Himachal Pushp Kranti Yojana. Five beneficiaries from Kinnaur district were issued certificates granting them ownership rights over their traditional forest land under the Forest Rights Act. The Chief Minister also distributed e- vouchers to meritorious students under the Srinivasa Ramanujan Students Digital Scheme for purchasing digital gadgets.

Sukhu also released financial assistance under various welfare schemes of the Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. A total of 3,835 workers have been benefitted with this support.

Under the CM Single Window and Divyang Housing Scheme, Rs 19 lakh were released to 19 beneficiaries and a sum of Rs 1.5 crore to 117 beneficiaries as death and funeral assistance. For education assistance, Rs 9.28 crore were given to 3,040 beneficiaries. Under marriage assistance, Rs 3.01 crore were released for 600 beneficiaries.