category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra became an easy medium to deliver the benefits of welfare schemes like the Antyodaya initiatives. During the Yatra, the Haryana Development and Panchayat Minister, Sh. Devender Singh Babli participated as the chief guest at an event in Tohana s villages Akanwali and Kulan. He distributed free gas cylinders, stoves, and regulators under the Ujjwala Yojana, calling it a boon for women. While addressing the gathering, the Minister highlighted the significant impact of initiatives like Ujjwala Yojana, providing relief to underprivileged women by offering free gas connections to replace traditional cooking methods. He emphasised that the Modi administration spent the previous nine years focusing on reducing poverty, as evidenced by initiatives such as building toilets in poor households, providing pucca houses, launching cleanliness and water schemes like Jal Jeevan Mission and Har Ghar Nal Se Jal Schemes. The Minister also mentioned financial aid of Rs.6,000 being deposited into farmers accounts on an annual basis by the Central and State Governments to increase self-reliance in buying seeds and fertilisers. Additionally, he highlighted the Jan Dhan accounts for the poor were opened, into which all government assistance is transferred without tampering via DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer). A short film about the accomplishments of the Central and Haryana governments was also shown during this programme. (editor dailyworld.in)