ROHTAK, July 27 -- Asserting that the Centre and the Haryana government were working to make governance more accessible and citizen-centric, Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the essence of Antyodaya lies in ensuring that every eligible person standing at the last mile receives the benefits of government welfare schemes.

Speaking after inaugurating a one-day Antyodaya Mela organised under the Chief Minister Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana 2.0 (Phase-I) in Karnal, the former Haryana chief minister said the initiative was aimed at transforming the lives of economically weaker families by connecting them with livelihood opportunities, skill development programmes, financial assistance and other welfare schemes.

"Antyodaya is not...