Chandigarh, July 11 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday released over Rs.1,582 crore through direct benefit transfer (DBT) into the bank accounts of 50,20,442 eligible beneficiaries under 19 different social security welfare schemes.

The disbursed amount covers a raft of welfare initiatives such as the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana (for women), social security pension for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, poor and other deserving families.

After digitally transferring the monthly social security benefits, the CM said that under the ninth instalment of the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, nearly Rs.210 crore were transferred into the bank accounts of 9.98 lakh women beneficiaries. "With this instalment, a tota...