Rs. 100 crores for CM CARE Programme

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaFebruary 21, 2024

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma announced the allocation of Rs. 100 crores for the Chief Minister CARE Programme for the financial year 2024-25.

The announcement was made by Sangma during the placing of the Meghalaya State Budget on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister informed that CM CARE program was launched in 2022 by enhancing the benefits provided to sixty-six thousand senior citizens, thirty-six thousand single mothers and fourteen thousand differently abled persons.

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Sangma asserted that one of the first tasks that the MDA Government had undertaken six years ago was the streamlining of pensions for senior citizens, single mothers and differently abled persons. He also said that economic growth and prosperity can only be meaningful when the most vulnerable sections of the society are respected and supported.