CM Amarinder Singh said affected persons would also be eligible for Rs 51,000 under the Ashirwad Scheme with effect from July 1 and would be entitled to free ration under the state smart ration card scheme and coverage under the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana .
Beginning July 1, the Punjab government will provide Rs 1,500 per month as social security pension, along with free education up to graduation, for all those children orphaned in the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as families that have lost their .
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh virtually kicked off a state-wide pro-poor scheme for Allotment of 7,219 Fair Price Shops
Captain Amarinder Singh
Mohali: In a bid to promote livelihood, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday virtually kicked off a state-wide pro-poor scheme for Allotment of 7,219 Fair Price Shops (FPS) under his government’s flagship ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobaar Mission’.
As a token gesture, the Chief Minister handed over allotment letters to five beneficiaries - Jatinder Pal Singh, Poonam, Jaswinder Singh, Vivek Sharma and Sukhdev Singh, all from Roopnagar. The event was marked by simultaneous distribution of 370 allotment letters to the beneficiaries in 64 Municipal Committees by various Ministers, MLAs and other dignitaries across the state, in the first phase of the scheme.
Punjab Employment Generation department releases compendium on the eve of New Year to facilitate job aspirants
PUNJAB NEWS EXPRESS | December 31, 2020 06:19 PM
CHANDIGARH: The Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training department has taken a unique initiative and prepared a Compendium of Instructions to provide a single detailed document which would guide the Youth of the state to get jobs and self employment. Mr. Rahul Tewari Secretary Employment Generation and Training released the compendium in the presence of Mr. Harpreet Singh Sudan and Joint Director Mrs Gurmeet Kaur here today.
Mr. Rahul Tewari briefing about this initiative of the department said that this is a valuable New Year gift for the unemployed Youth of the state which would assist them to get a fruitful job as per their Skill and qualifications. He said that the various schemes which were being run by the department like the ‘Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgaar’, ‘MerakaamMeraMaan ‘ and the activities ca