Over 50 Lakh Beneficiaries Get Rs. 1,890 Crore, CM Transfers Funds Directly

Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Nayab Singh Saini released Rs. 1,890.16 crore directly into the bank accounts of 50,28,208 eligible beneficiaries under 26 different schemes. These include the instalment under the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, social security pensions for the elderly and persons with disabilities, financial assistance to needy families under the DAYALU Yojana, gas subsidy for homemakers, Bhavantar compensation for farmers, and incentives to entrepreneurs under various schemes of the Industries and Commerce Department.

The Chief Minister said that the double-engine government is committed to ensuring that the benefits of government schemes reach every eligible person directly, transparently and in a time-bound manner.

Addressing a press conference at Haryana Niwas on Thursday, the Chief Minister said that the 11th instalment of the ‘Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi’ Yojana has been released today. Under the scheme, Rs. 212.16 crore has been credited to the bank accounts of 10.10 lakh women beneficiaries. With this, a total amount of Rs. 2,254.47 crore has been released under the scheme in 11 instalments so far.

He said that from September 17, families with an annual income of up to Rs. 1.80 lakh will also start receiving benefits under the scheme. The State Government has made a provision of Rs. 6,500 crore for the Lado Lakshmi Yojana in the budget for the current financial year.

On this occasion, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister, Sh. Krishan Kumar Bedi, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. Arun Gupta, Commissioner and Secretary, Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department, Sh. K. Makrand Pandurang, Director, Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture Department, Dr Aditya Dahiya, OSD to Chief Minister, Sh. Vivek Kalia, Additional Director, Information, Public Relations, Languages Department, Capt. Manish Kumar Lohan and other senior officers were present.

*Over 35 Lakh Beneficiaries Receive Rs. 1,129 Crore as Social Security Pension*

The Chief Minister said that Rs. 1,129.05 crore has been transferred directly into the bank accounts of 35,06,841 beneficiaries today under 15 social security pension schemes. These include the Old Age Samman Allowance, Disability Allowance and other social security pensions.

He said that the government has brought about a systemic change by adopting a ‘Pro-Active Model’. Eligibility is determined automatically on the basis of the Parivar Pehchan Patra database, enabling eligible citizens to receive social security pensions from their homes without having to visit government offices or submit applications. He said that payments through Direct Benefit Transfer reflect the government’s commitment to transparency and good governance.

Besides this, financial assistance of Rs. 168 crore 13 lakh 21 thousand has been provided to 4,520 families under the DAYALU Yojana. These include 70 families under DAYALU Yojana-2. Including the amount released today, financial assistance of Rs. 3,320 crore 61 lakh 21 thousand has so far been provided to 89,056 families.

*Rs. 19.68 Crore Gas Subsidy Transferred to 5 Lakh Women*

The Chief Minister said that under the ‘Har Ghar-Har Grihini Yojana’, a subsidy of Rs. 19.68 crore has also been transferred today into the bank accounts of 5 lakh women who got their gas cylinders refilled during July. Under the scheme, eligible women are being provided a gas cylinder for Rs. 500 every month. Including the amount released today, a total of Rs. 359.82 crore has so far been transferred into the bank accounts of 14.65 lakh eligible women.

*Farmers Receive Bhavantar Compensation*

The Chief Minister said that Rs. 49.89 crore has been released today to 6,177 farmers as Bhavantar compensation for potato, cauliflower and honey under the Bhavantar Bharpai Yojana. This includes Rs. 48.09 crore for 6,012 potato growers, Rs. 46.76 lakh for 99 cauliflower growers and Rs. 1 crore 32 lakh 73 thousand for 66 honey producers.

The Bhavantar amount for potato has been released to vegetable growers in Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts. The amount for cauliflower has been provided to farmers in Ambala, Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar districts. The amount for honey is being released to beekeepers in Ambala, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Narnaul, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa and Yamunanagar districts.

The Chief Minister said that including the amount released today, Rs. 246.95 crore has so far been provided to 45,764 farmers as Bhavantar compensation.

*Rs. 311.25 Crore Incentives Released to 670 Beneficiaries under Industries and Commerce Department Schemes*

The Chief Minister said that Rs. 311.25 crore has also been released to 670 beneficiaries under seven schemes of the MSME and Industries Directorates as per the announcement made by him while presenting the Budget.

The Chief Minister said that the State Government’s priority is to ensure that the benefits of government schemes reach the bank accounts of the poor, farmers, women, the elderly, persons with disabilities and needy families directly, while also ensuring timely incentives to entrepreneurs. Through a transparent system, DBT and the Pro-Active Model, the government is ensuring that eligible persons do not have to make rounds of government offices to avail themselves of these benefits.

He said that, in all, Rs. 1,890.16 crore has been released today into the bank accounts of 50,28,208 eligible beneficiaries under 26 different schemes.