Shimla, April 16 -- On the occasion of statehood day, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Tuesday announced the release of three monthly instalments of Rs 1,500 each for women of the tribal Pangi Valley.
The payments for April, May and June were made under the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Samman Yojana. The chief minister said the benefits of the scheme would be extended to other beneficiaries in the due course of time. Rs 4,500 was released to each of 1,926 women as a payment for three months and a total of Rs 86.67 lakh was disbursed.
Presiding over the 78th state-level Himachal Day event at Killar in the Pangi valley of Chamba district, Sukhu said adequate funds would be provided for the construction of a Mahila Mandal ...