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Punjab women praise DBT model as ₹1,149 crore reaches beneficiaries under Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana
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Punjab's Mukh Mantri Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana directly transferred ₹1,149 crore to nearly 33 lakh women via DBT, eliminating middlemen.
Eligible Scheduled Caste beneficiaries received ₹4,500 in three installments of ₹1,500, while other categories got ₹3,000 in three installments of ₹1,000.
Over 70 lakh women have registered under the scheme, described as one of Punjab's largest women-focused social security initiatives.
Beneficiaries like Sarabjit Kaur from Gurdaspur praised DBT for ensuring funds are used for household needs and retained control over spending.
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