Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday digitally transferred Rs 1,596 crore directly into the bank accounts of over 50 lakh eligible beneficiaries under various welfare schemes through direct benefit transfer. Under the Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana instalment, about Rs 210 crore were transferred to the bank accounts of 9,98,000 women. With this, a total of over Rs 2,042 crore has so far been provided to women beneficiaries in 10 instalments under the scheme. The CM said an allocation of Rs 6,500 crore had been made for the Lado Lakshmi Yojana in the budget for the current financial year. Taking a dig at his Punjab counterpart, Saini said Bhagwant Mann was "now busy worrying about Haryana" instead of fulfilling the promises made to the people of the border state. "The Punjab CM should first account for the promises made to the people of his own state and tell them how many of those commitments had been fulfilled," Saini said while addressing a press conference here. Responding to a question regarding a possible alliance between the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in Punjab, Saini said: "BJP's alliance is with the people of Punjab. People of Punjab have now realised that the state's development and the welfare of its people could be ensured only through a double-engine government." Referring to the recent meeting between SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said: "Every meeting with the PM should not necessarily be viewed through a political lens." Saini on Monday met Jagdeep Singh Deo, deputy chief minister of Penang (Malaysia), and discussed avenues for strengthening cooperation between Haryana and Penang in investment, technology, skills, employment and cultural exchange. htc...