Chandigarh, Feb. 11 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday disbursed Rs.1,431 crore to 56.34 lakh beneficiaries under 18 public welfare schemes.

Addressing a press conference, the CM said the disbursement included the fourth installment of the "Lado Lakshmi Yojana", social security pensions, cooking gas subsidies under the "Har Ghar-Har Grihini Yojana", and incentives for milk producers.

The CM said that under the "Lado Lakshmi Yojana", an amount of Rs.193 crore was transferred directly into the bank accounts of about 9.22 lakh women beneficiaries. So far Rs.634 crore have been distributed in four installments. The scheme provides monthly financial assistance of Rs.2,100 to eligible women aged 23 years and above from families ...