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Punjab Govt credits first instalment under Women’s Cash Assistance Scheme

New Delhi, July 1 (UNI) The Punjab government on Wednesday began disbursing financial assistance to eligible women under the Mukh Mantri Maavan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna, transferring the first instalment directly into beneficiaries' bank accounts.
The scheme, launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Dhuri, provides a monthly assistance of ₹1,000 to eligible women and ₹1,500 to eligible women from the Scheduled Caste category. As part of the rollout, the government released three months' instalments together, crediting ₹3,000 to eligible beneficiaries and ₹4,500 to eligible Scheduled Caste beneficiaries.
Addressing the launch event, Mann said the scheme fulfilled the final major poll promise made by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections. He said women who register later would also receive benefits with effect from July 1, subject to eligibility.
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