Punjab social justice minister urges Centre to release ₹583 crore for development projects

Addressing a high-level meeting in Delhi with the Union ministers, Kaur said Punjab has a Scheduled Caste population of nearly 32%, which may have further increased. Given this demographic, she said the gap-filling fund, currently set at ₹20 lakh per project for villages under the Adarsh Gram Yojana, needs to be increased to at least ₹1 crore, as the existing allocation is insufficient for comprehensive infrastructure development, particularly for road construction.