CHANDIGARH: Under the leadership of Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann, the Punjab Government continues to take people-centric initiatives to ensure the welfare of women and strengthen maternal and child health security. In this direction, the Punjab Government has disbursed financial assistance worth ₹26.06 crore to pregnant women and lactating mothers during the current financial year.
This was stated by the Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development, Punjab, Dr. Baljit Kaur, while highlighting the government’s commitment towards women-centric welfare policies.
Providing further details, Dr. Baljit Kaur said that under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹5, 000 is provided on the birth of the first child, which is released in two instalments—₹3, 000 as the first instalment and ₹2, 000 as the second instalment.