SHILLONG: Along with 115 cities across the country, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya on Saturday launched three social security schemes of BJP-led NDA government in Shillong.
Several senior State ministers and officials were present on the occasion.
The two schemes — Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) — have received tremendous response in Meghalaya as more than thirty thousand people in the state have already got themselves registered for the schemes.
Speaking on the occasion, the Union Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of providing social security to the poor people has finally become reality with the launching of the schemes.
He further said that the State nd the Central Government will work together to ensure that the benefits of these schemes reach the common man.
The replica of pass books was also distributed among 10 beneficiaries.
