The state government has taken a step in this direction, due to which 7.62 lakh beneficiaries of the state will get pension on the first of the month.
The news of great relief has come for lakhs of pensioners of Uttarakhand. Now they will not have to wait for months and months to get the pension amount, nor will they have to stand in long queues. Now the state government has taken a step in this direction, due to which 7.62 lakh beneficiaries of the state will get pension on the first date of the month.
April money will be received by May 15
It has been decided to pay pension on the first date of every month to the beneficiaries of various pension schemes of the Social Welfare Department. At present, the number of such pensioners is 7.62 lakh, in whose bank accounts pension amount will be sent through DBT on one date of every month. Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan said that the period till May 15 has been fixed for paying the pension for April.
Beneficiaries face these problems
Delay in payment of pension to the beneficiaries is high. Sometimes they do not get pension for six months. In such a situation, they are forced to go round the offices of the department. Recently this topic came before the Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. In this regard, the Chief Minister discussed with Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, Director General Information Banshidhar Tiwari and officials of the Social Welfare Department. Instructed to fix a date every month for payment in social welfare pension schemes. Taking quick action, the government also fixed the date.
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