Haryana Minister for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Banwari Lal on Tuesday said that the financial assistance ranging from Rs 85,000 to Rs 8.25 lakh is provided to the families of victims of atrocities. Apart from this, a compensation of Rs 10 lakh is given to the victim of an accident while cleaning the sewer/safety tank as per the directions of the Supreme Court. The Minister further said that pending compensation in cases of sewer accidents should be provided to the victim's family with immediate effect. For this registration of FIR is also mandatory.
He further said that the officers should ensure that the people get the benefits of the welfare schemes implemented by the department on time. A budget of more than Rs. 290 crore has been sent by the department to the districts for all the schemes.
The Minister said that if the achievement of public officers of the district is less than 75 percent, strict action will be taken against them. The officials should make meaningful efforts to achieve the target set by the government. He directed to take clarification of officers with less than 50 percent progress. Apart from this, the nodal officers of the districts should visit their areas to give impetus to the schemes and send progress reports to the headquarters every month.
He said that Mukhyamantri Parivar Utthan Yojana is the flagship scheme of the government. Every needy person will be benefited under this scheme. He entrusted the responsibility of disposal at the personal level to the officers of Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation, Backward Classes Welfare Department so that all pending cases of the districts are disposed of with immediate effect.
Banwari Lal said that an amount of Rs 140 crore has been released under Mukhyamantri Vivah Shagun Yojana. Under this scheme, financial assistance ranging from Rs 31,000 to Rs 71,000 and sweets worth Rs. 1,100 is provided. So far, 11,920 beneficiaries have been given a benefit of about Rs 57 crore under Mukhyamantri Vivah Shagun Yojana. Similarly, Under Dr. BR Ambedkar Awas Renovation Scheme, an amount of Rs 80,000 is provided for repairs. So far, an amount of Rs 4,235 lakh has been provided to 2,270 beneficiaries for house repair.