Chandigarh, November 23 - Announcing financial aid to the family members of 11 people who lost their lives after the consumption of spurious liquor, the Haryana Chief Minister today digitally disbursed an amount of more than Rs. 38 lakh directly into the accounts of such families. The compensation amount has been disbursed as per the age-wise provision mentioned in the DAYALU Yojana. Four families have received an amount of Rs. 5 lakh and 6 families have received an amount of 6 lakh.

Addressing a press conference today, the Chief Minister expressed deep regret over the unfortunate incident. With this, he also highlighted the government's commitment to address the issue promptly and ensure justice for the family members.

“Stringent measures have been implemented to tackle illegal activities associated with the production and distribution of spurious liquor. Consequently, 35 individuals have been arrested, fines totalling Rs. 2.51 crores have been levied, and 6 FIRs have been registered and L-13 licenses have been canceled,” shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

He further shared that 3 FIRs were registered in Yamunanagar, resulting in the arrest of 19 people, and 3 FIRs were registered in Ambala, resulting in the apprehension of 16 people. 4 license holders, namely Mangeram, Amarnath, Sushil Kumar, and Gaurav Kamboj have been declared defaulters, and a total of 12 vend zones, including 6 urban and 6 rural, have been cancelled. Along with this, 41 sub-vend licenses have also been cancelled. He urged the people not to purchase products from such vendors,” informed Sh. Manohar Lal.

In a significant move towards providing social and financial security to Antyodaya families, Haryana Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal today disbursed an amount of Rs. 44.48 crores directly into the bank accounts of 1159 DAYALU scheme beneficiaries who faced the death or permanent disability of a family member.

He said that the death of a family member or the occurrence of a permanent disability in an accident puts a tremendous burden on the affected family. Poor families are surrounded by financial difficulties as well. Empathizing the concerns of such families, the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Parivar Suraksha Yojana (DAYALU) has been implemented to provide economic assistance.

“Under this scheme, assistance is provided to the family members aged between 6 and 60 years, with an annual income of up to Rs.1.80 lakh in case of death or disability. So far, Rs. 75.10 crore has been directly deposited into the bank accounts of 1964 beneficiaries under this scheme,” shared Sh. Manohar Lal.

The Chief Minister further explained that the DAYALU scheme provides benefits based on age groups, offering Rs 1 lakh for ages 6 to 12 years, Rs 2 lakh for ages above 12 and upto 18 years, Rs 3 lakh for ages above 18 and upto 25 years, Rs 5 lakh for ages above 25 and upto 45 years, and Rs 3 lakh for ages above 45 and upto 60. This benefit also encompasses the amount received under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) for individuals in the age group of 18 to 40 years.

Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. Rajesh Khullar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. V. Umashankar, Commissioner and Secretary, Urban Local Bodies Department, Sh. Vikas Gupta, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Director General, Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department, Dr. Amit Agrawal, Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sh. K. Makrand Pandurang, Media Advisor to Chief Minister, Sh. Rajeev Jaitly, Chief Media Coordinator, Sh. Sudesh Kataria, Media Secretary, Sh. Praveen Atreya,  Additional Director (Admn.), Information, Public Relations, Language and Culture Department, Sh. Vivek Kalia and other officers also remained present on this occasion.