Desperate to counter the ruling DMK’s alliance arithmetic and its pre-election splurge of developmental programmes across the districts and enhancing welfare schemes, the opposition AIADMK is on a freebie spree of poll promises which includes complete waiver of education loans, among other things.
It also approved a special assistance package of Rs 7 lakh for homes completely destroyed in fire incidents.
With fresh sanction of applications, the target of Madhu Babu Pension Yojana has increased to 32.75 lakh. Earlier 28.61 lakh beneficiaries were getting benefits under the scheme.
CM said that the Congress in its ‘Pratigya Patra’ had promised a monthly pension of Rs 1500 to women above the age of 18 years which will benefit 2.31 lakh women in the state with a budget allocation of Rs 416 crore.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday transferred Rs 280 crore as social security pension to 6,35,375 beneficiaries of the state as their three month social security pension.
The expenditure on social security pension has been enhanced upto Rs 1037 crore in 2021 which was Rs 436 crore in 2017.
Addressing a public meeting at Hodal on Sunday, said the CM said Haryana has been declared kerosene-free and gas cylinder was being provided under 'Ujjawala Yojana'.
