CHANDIGARH: Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that the Punjab Government has released a total amount of ₹8.76 crore for 1, 718 beneficiaries from backward classes and economically weaker sections under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2025-26.
Providing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that under the Ashirwad Scheme, applications from beneficiaries in Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot, Firozpur, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Moga, Sri Muktsar Sahib, Patiala, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar, SBS Nagar, Sangrur, and Malerkotla were received during the current financial year. To cover all these beneficiaries, ₹8.76 crore has been disbursed.
She added that the distribution of financial aid includes: Barnala – 7 beneficiaries, Bathinda – 171, Faridkot – 14, Firozpur – 46, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib – 61, Gurdaspur – 344, Hoshiarpur – 23, Jalandhar – 174, Moga – 163, Sri Muktsar Sahib – 42, Patiala – 148, Rupnagar – 154, SAS Nagar – 52, SBS Nagar – 123, Sangrur – 101, and Malerkotla – 95 beneficiaries.