52 lakh Punjab women to get Rs 1,000 monthly aid from July 1

As many as 52 lakh women in Punjab will receive monthly financial assistance of Rs 1,000, and Rs 1,500 for Dalit women, from July 1 under Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satkar Yojana. Cards for 35 lakh beneficiaries have already been issued, said Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on the sidelines of a press conference.