VARANASI, Sept. 16 -- Union petroleum and natural gas minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Monday directed that the benefits of development schemes should reach beneficiaries in a transparent and timely manner. The 531 schemes of Jal Jeevan Mission under execution in Varanasi, which is also PM Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency, should be completed by March 2026 at any cost and roads should also be repaired, he added. The Union minister issued these instructions at the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee 'Disha' meeting that he chaired at the Circuit House here. The meeting was held to review overall progress of various development projects being undertaken in the district. These included Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Jal Jeevan Mission, Rural Road Scheme, Ayushman Bharat and Self-Employment Schemes etc. Puri expressed happiness that over 55,674 people had benefited so far in the district under the PM Swanidhi Yojana. During the meeting, public representatives expressed their gratitude to the PM for the development being carried out in the district. UP labour minister Anil Rajbhar, jail minister Dara Singh Chauhan, minister of state for stamp Ravindra Jaiswal, Chandauli MP Virendra Singh and Varanasi mayor Ashok Tiwari were also present in the meeting....