DW BUREAU / chandigarh Haryana Government is making continuous efforts to establish social harmony in the state. With the spirit of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas' under the leadership of Chief Minister Manohar Lal, the present State Government is determined to provide equal rights to every citizen so as to make their lives happy and prosperous along with providing equal opportunities to all to move forward. In this direction, numerous steps have been taken for the upliftment and welfare of Scheduled Castes. Many schemes are being run by the government for the daughters and youth belonging to Scheduled Castes. The State Government under the Dr BR Ambedkar Awas Navinikarn Yojna, an amount of Rs 186.04 crore has been given to 47,532 beneficiaries as house repair aid.Sharing more details, an official spokesperson said that under the Mukhyamantri Vivah Shagun Yojna, financial aid of Rs. 71,000 is given to the girls belonging to poor families so that their parents do not face financial constrain while getting their daughters married. The financial aid given under Mukhya Mantri Samajik Samrasta Antarjatiya Vivah Shagun Yojna has been increased to Rs 2.50 lakh. Under the 'Aapki Beti Hamari Beti Yojana', an amount of Rs 21,000 per daughter is given to three daughters of Scheduled Castes families. The spokesperson said that in Haryana, a free coaching facility is being provided to the Scheduled Castes students preparing for competitive examinations. Under Dr. Ambedkar Medhavi Chhattar Sansodhit Yojna, an annual scholarship of up to Rs 12,000 is being given for higher education. Under the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, annual scholarship ranging from Rs 2500 to Rs 13,500 is given to the students. Besides this, free residential facilities are provided to the scheduled caste students in the hostels built under the Babu Jagjivan Ram Chhattrawas Scheme. 50 percent of the 20 percent seats reserved for Scheduled Castes for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in government and government-aided educational institutions have been reserved for students belonging to 'Deprived Scheduled Castes.' A single registration facility has been started for all the recruitments by the Haryana Staff Selection Commission. In this, a one-time fee of Rs 200 is charged from the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. The spokesperson said that in Haryana, a subsidy of Rs 10,000 is given to the Scheduled Caste farmers on one cubic biogas plant and Rs 13,000 on 2 to 6 cubic biogas plants. 50 percent subsidy is given to the Scheduled Caste farmers on battery-operated spray pumps. Under the Scheduled Caste Scheme in fisheries, 25 to 60 percent subsidy is given to the fish farmers belonging to scheduled castes for setting up hatcheries, opening fish shops, buying nets and fodder etc. An amount of Rs 4 crore was given as a subsidy to 1500 beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Castes in the year 2020-21.  (editor@dailyworld.in)