Pb govt to launch scheme to ensure welfare benefits reach poor

The Punjab government will launch a new scheme to ensure that the benefits of its various welfare programmes reach the rural poor.
The Mahatma Gandhi Sarbat Vikas Yojna (MGSVY) scheme, in line with the Antyodaya principles, will be implemented in the state's rural areas, an official release said here today.
The scheme will identify the poor and distressed households which have been deprived of the benefits of the various welfare schemes, it said.
It also focuses on encouraging voluntary organisations, various civil society organisations, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and other socially committed persons to contribute to the welfare of the downtrodden, the official release said.