New Delhi, July 15 -- Ludhiana has emerged as the district with the highest number of registered beneficiaries under the Punjab government's Mawan Dheeyan Satkar Yojana, with 7.4 lakh enrolments, according to official data released on Tuesday. Statewide, the scheme has covered 68.9 lakh beneficiaries as of July 14, 2026, with Patiala, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur also reporting high enrolment figures.

Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Dr Baljit Kaur said the higher registrations in these districts reflect a combination of larger populations, stronger administrative outreach and greater awareness of welfare schemes. She said the government machinery has been working collectively to ensure eligib...