DW BUREAU / PATIALA Former Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Member of Parliament from Patiala Preneet Kaur handed over rickshaw-rehris to 46 SC beneficiaries of the city at Municipal Corporation today. These benefits have been provided by the Department of Social Justice, Empowerment and Minority Affairs for self-employment at a cost of about Rs 4 lakh. She also distributed certificates of proprietary rights to 10 residents of Range Shah Colony and Rorikut Mohalla under the Punjab government's Basera Scheme. She said that about 2500 beneficiaries have been identified under the scheme in Patiala who will be given proprietary rights. Sanjeev Sharma Bittu, Mayor of the Municipal Corporation, and other leaders were also present on the occasion. Preneet Kaur said that the Punjab government under the leadership of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has delivered on its commitment for the welfare of all sections of the people of the state. She said that the Punjab government has been providing all possible assistance to the families living below the poverty line of Scheduled Castes in the state to uplift their standard of living and make them self-employed. The MP said that in Patiala district at a cost of Rs 80 Lakh, as many as 242 sewing machines and embroidery equipment, 173 power spray pumps and 502 rickshaw rehris are being distributed to the beneficiaries for providing them Self-employment. Preneet Kaur said that the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had launched 'Basera Scheme' for the welfare of the poor and needy people of the state and provided permanent shelter to the needy people who had been living there for decades without proprietary rights. In Patiala, so far, 2500 beneficiaries have been identified under the scheme, she added. Mayor Sanjeev Sharma thanked the Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Member of Parliament Preneet Kaur and apprised her of the ongoing development projects in the city. The beneficiaries on the occasion thanked Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh and Preneet Kaur and said that the proprietary rights granted under this 'Basera Scheme' have not only put a permanent roof over their heads but also secured the future of their children. (editor@dailyworld.in)