India, July 15 -- Ludhiana has recorded the highest number of beneficiaries under the Punjab government's Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana, with 7.4 lakh registrations, according to data released by the state government.

As of July 14, a total of 68.9 lakh beneficiaries have been registered under the scheme across Punjab.

Patiala ranked second with 5.3 lakh beneficiaries, followed by Amritsar (4.9 lakh), Jalandhar (4.8 lakh), Gurdaspur (4.4 lakh) and Hoshiarpur (4.2 lakh). Malerkotla recorded the lowest enrolment with 1.3 lakh beneficiaries.

Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said higher registrations in the leading districts were driven by larger populations, stronger administrative networks and gre...