Through its manifesto, the opposition parties of the state keep attacking the government on the promises made by the Congress government in Punjab during the assembly elections. Many times Congress MLAs have also been barricading against their own government. Nevertheless, this is the first time that the committee constituted by the Legislative Assembly has also raised a finger on the functioning of the state government in its report and recommended that the government fulfill the election promises made to the people.
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According to the media report, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Committee constituted for the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes, has recently recommended the government to fulfill election promises in the 2019-20 report tabled in the Legislative Assembly. According to the promise made in the election manifesto, the widow, old age pension should also be increased from Rs 750 to Rs 1500 per month. Along with this, the committee has also recommended that the amount of Rs 21000 received under the blessing scheme should be increased to Rs 51000 as promised in the election manifesto.
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The committee has also recommended that the amount of pre-matric and post-matric scholarship scheme for students studying in educational institutions, technical and medical colleges and degree colleges in Punjab should also be released in time so that the students There should be no delay in taking admission, roll number, and certificate. In fact, the said committee of the Legislative Assembly visited Rajasthan before preparing its report and studied similar schemes of Punjab issued for SC-ST there.
