Tribune Information Service
Amritsar, August 31
About 1 lakh 80 thousand pensioners within the district would get the good thing about double pension from at present (Tuesday) as the federal government has began the implementation course of. The federal government companies had began dishing out double pension to beneficiaries throughout the state since July 2021. On Tuesday, the District Social Companies Workplace distributed pension cheques to eight,500 beneficiaries within the district.
This manner, the aged individuals are spared the ordeal of going to the workplace involved for pension. Pension cheques had been additionally distributed to 50 beneficiaries at a perform held on the District Administrative Complicated.
The Punjab Authorities has elevated the pension of beneficiaries of varied pension schemes, together with outdated age pension, widow pension, dependent youngsters and disabled individuals, from Rs 750 monthly to Rs 1,500 monthly. The federal government has additionally elevated the quantity underneath Ashirwad scheme to be given as marriage and Shagun scheme from Rs 31,000 to Rs 51,000.
District Social Safety Officer Asisinder Singh stated the remaining beneficiaries could be despatched the elevated pension of their financial institution accounts on September 1. He stated on the primary day of each month, the pension quantity was credited on to the accounts of the beneficiaries within the district. “On this manner, aged individuals are spared the ordeal of going to the workplace involved for pension. Pension cheques had been additionally distributed to 50 beneficiaries at a perform held on the District Administrative Complicated,” he stated.
