Half of Saudi population gets â¹3,400cr in new welfare scheme
Saudi Arabia on Thursday paid 2 billion riyals (over â¹3,400 crore) to half of the kingdom's population under a new welfare scheme for low and middle-income families. Bank transfers were made to approximately 3 million families, reaching around 10.6 million beneficiaries, the Ministry of Labour and Social Development said. While the maximum payment was â¹16,000, the minimum was around â¹5,000.