{"id":53193,"date":"2025-10-14T17:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=53193"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T12:08:10","slug":"punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">1,718 Beneficiaries from 16 Districts to Benefit under Ashirwad Scheme*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Punjab E News:<\/span> Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that the Punjab Government has released a total amount of \u20b98.76 crore for 1,718 beneficiaries from backward classes and economically weaker sections under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p>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, \u20b98.76 crore has been disbursed.<\/p>\n<p>She added that the distribution of financial aid includes: Barnala \u2013 7 beneficiaries, Bathinda \u2013 171, Faridkot \u2013 14, Firozpur \u2013 46, Sri Fatehgarh Sahib \u2013 61, Gurdaspur \u2013 344, Hoshiarpur \u2013 23, Jalandhar \u2013 174, Moga \u2013 163, Sri Muktsar Sahib \u2013 42, Patiala \u2013 148, Rupnagar \u2013 154, SAS Nagar \u2013 52, SBS Nagar \u2013 123, Sangrur \u2013 101, and Malerkotla \u2013 95 beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that under the Ashirwad Scheme, financial assistance of \u20b951,000 is provided for the marriage of girls from low-income families.<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet Minister said that to avail the scheme, the applicant must be a permanent resident of Punjab, belong to a family below the poverty line, and have a total annual family income of less than \u20b932,790. Each eligible family can avail the benefit for up to two daughters.<\/p>\n<p>She further stated that the financial assistance is transferred directly to beneficiaries\u2019 bank accounts through DBT. Dr. Baljit Kaur emphasized that the Punjab Government is committed to uplifting the living standards of all sections of society and empowering them economically.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister added that under the leadership of Chief Minister S.Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government is not only working for the welfare of all sections but is also continuously striving for the betterment of Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1,718 Beneficiaries from 16 Districts to Benefit under Ashirwad Scheme* Punjab E News: Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that the Punjab Government has released a total amount of \u20b98.76 crore for 1,718 beneficiaries from backward classes and economically weaker sections under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2025-26. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur - PunjabENews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-\u20b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur - PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1,718 Beneficiaries from 16 Districts to Benefit under Ashirwad Scheme* Punjab E News: Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that the Punjab Government has released a total amount of \u20b98.76 crore for 1,718 beneficiaries from backward classes and economically weaker sections under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2025-26. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-\u20b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PunjabENews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-14T12:08:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"710\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"595\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"punjabenews19\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"punjabenews19\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/\",\"name\":\"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur - PunjabENews\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-14T12:08:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/e6d377add6c27bb463e089e4c38b28df\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg\",\"width\":710,\"height\":595},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/\",\"name\":\"PunjabENews\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/e6d377add6c27bb463e089e4c38b28df\",\"name\":\"punjabenews19\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc46b6b05854fe5941459294f5404befdac25139e9016a9ed7cd92db0d05cd9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc46b6b05854fe5941459294f5404befdac25139e9016a9ed7cd92db0d05cd9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"punjabenews19\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/author\/punjabenews19\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur - PunjabENews","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-\u20b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur - PunjabENews","og_description":"1,718 Beneficiaries from 16 Districts to Benefit under Ashirwad Scheme* Punjab E News: Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities Minister Dr. Baljit Kaur informed that the Punjab Government has released a total amount of \u20b98.76 crore for 1,718 beneficiaries from backward classes and economically weaker sections under the Ashirwad Scheme during the current financial year 2025-26. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-\u20b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/","og_site_name":"PunjabENews","article_published_time":"2025-10-14T12:08:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":710,"height":595,"url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"punjabenews19","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"punjabenews19","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/","name":"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur - PunjabENews","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-14T12:08:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/e6d377add6c27bb463e089e4c38b28df"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Dr-Baljit-Kaur-minister-1.jpg","width":710,"height":595},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/punjab-government-releases-%e2%82%b98-76-crore-for-beneficiaries-from-backward-classes-and-economically-weaker-sections-dr-baljit-kaur\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Punjab Government Releases \u20b98.76 Crore for Beneficiaries from Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Sections: Dr. Baljit Kaur"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#website","url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/","name":"PunjabENews","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/e6d377add6c27bb463e089e4c38b28df","name":"punjabenews19","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc46b6b05854fe5941459294f5404befdac25139e9016a9ed7cd92db0d05cd9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dc46b6b05854fe5941459294f5404befdac25139e9016a9ed7cd92db0d05cd9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"punjabenews19"},"url":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/author\/punjabenews19\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53193"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53194,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53193\/revisions\/53194"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}