Overview

• At the SKICC gathering titled “Empowering Communities – Welfare for All,” the chief minister called welfare a government duty rather than charity and emphasized reaching the most disadvantaged.
• He highlighted increased pensions for over 10 lakh beneficiaries, enhanced marriage assistance for girls from EWS families, and free public transport for women to improve mobility and safety.
• He inaugurated an exhibition on social schemes, sanctioned loans for women and disadvantaged groups, and handed over prosthetic aids, scooties, and motorized cycles to persons with disabilities.
• The government detailed service upgrades, including converting 500 Anganwadi centres into Saksham Centres and Bal Vidyalayas and establishing Shakti and Vatsalya Sadans for women and child care.
• He urged corporate CSR support to bridge funding gaps and pressed for better awareness of schemes in remote districts, while expressing hope the Supreme Court will set a deadline on restoring statehood after the October hearing.