Dehradun, March 31 -- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami disbursed a total amount of Rs 1.72 billion to 40,504 beneficiaries of the Nanda Gaura Yojana here today through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for the financial year 2024-25. The government has further stated that over the past five years, a total amount of Rs 9.68 billion has been disbursed to 2,84,559 beneficiaries under this scheme.

It may be recalled that the Nanda Gaura Yojana provides Rs 11,000 to the on the birth of a girl child in Uttarakhand and Rs 51,000 upon passing Class 12. For the current financial year, Rs 9.81 crores was transferred to 8,616 girls at birth, while Rs 1.62 billion was transferred to 31,888 girls who have passed Class 12.

On this occasion, Dhami asser...