Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday launched second phase of AADHAR based Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Scheme for the people availing benefits of different schemes of the Government.
The Chief Minister said that second phase had been started in six districts Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Una, Solan, Kullu and Mandi, adding that a sum of Rs 8.25 crore would be transferred in bank accounts of 9,189 people under various Government benefit schemes.
Virbhadra Singh said that the scheme would benefit the people belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs, minorities for availing benefits of scholarship schemes, beneficiaries under Indira Gandhi Matritav Sahyog Yojna, National Social Assistance Programme, Old Age Pensions and other pension schemes, Dr. Ambedkar and Swami Vivekanand Scholarship Schemes.