A total of 11,355 beneficiaries are being given benefits amounting to over Rs. 247 crores which included Ayushman Card, PMJ, Kasturba Nutrition Assistance, Public Protection, Housing Allocation by Affordable Housing Department and free medical aid by District Administration, destitute old age and widow assistance, self-employment under Manav Kalyan Yojana by Vampa's Health, Housing, and Urban Community Development Departments. Assistance was distributed under the schemes for businesses like tools, tailoring, embroidery, pickle production. The beneficiaries thanked the Prime Minister as well as the Chief Minister of the state and the state government for providing accommodation and opportunities for economic development.

Author-Dr.Aishwarya Nair