Rs 1,000 monthly allowance for women from July 1

Chandigarh: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday announced that eligible women across the state will start receiving financial assistance under the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna from July 1.Under the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojna, every eligible woman in Punjab will receive Rs 1,000 per month, while women belonging to the Scheduled Caste category will receive Rs 1,500 per month.He informed that around two lakh Mahila Satkar Sakhis were assigned the responsibility of registering eligible beneficiaries."Funds will be directly transferred to beneficiaries' bank accounts, and women who are already receiving social security pensions will also be eligible under the scheme. Around 97% of women in Punjab are expected to benefit from this initiative, and the Punjab govt has allocated Rs 9,300 crore in the budget for its implementation," he stated.Mann further informed that registrations are being carried out through Anganwadi Centres, Sewa Kendras and other locations specially designated by Deputy Commissioners in their respective districts.