Rs 300 crore funds released for welfare schemes in Sept: CM ; yearly hike in Griha Adhar doles likely

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    Digital Goa, Sept 14- Goa govt has released funds to the tune of Rs 300 crore in September this year for disbursing to beneficiaries of all welfare schemes in the state, informed CM Pramod Sawant. He was speaking at the distribution of sanction orders to the 11,000 beneficiaries under Griha Aadhar at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao. CM said that by next year the Griha Aadhar benefits will be increased yearly by linking it with market. 1.47 lakh Griha Aadhar beneficiaries are given Rs 1,500 monthly while 1.5 lakh Dayanand Samajik Suraksha Yojna(DSSY) beneficiaries are given Rs 2,000 per month as of now. All the pending dues upto August 2023 has been cleared, Sawant said.