The state government has failed to meet the assurance of increasing the
monthly pension of old aged, widows and disabled persons given on the
floor of the house during last budget session.
Sharing the concern of the members that needy people are getting meager pension in the present time of high inflation, the Minster for Higher Education, Muhammad Akbar Lone, on the behalf of Minster for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo, had assured the Legislative Assembly (LA) that a departmental committee would be constituted to explore feasibility for enhancing financial assistance to old-aged, widows and disabled persons and report would be submitted in the next session.
The government assurance had come after CPI-M legislator M Y Targami decided to press the private member resolution seeking increase in the financial assistance to the widows, old-aged people and other persons.
Talking to Greater Kashmir, Minister for Social Welfare claimed that a departmental committee constituted earlier has already examined the financial implications for enhancing pensions.
However, she said that the state government doesn’t have funds to enhance the pensions immediately.
“Main component of various types of pensions disbursed through social welfare department is given by Government of India (GOI). We took the issue with the Centre to enhance the funds several times but they did not give any response,” she claimed and added that the state government will submit a revised proposal shortly.
Sharing the concern of the members that needy people are getting meager pension in the present time of high inflation, the Minster for Higher Education, Muhammad Akbar Lone, on the behalf of Minster for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo, had assured the Legislative Assembly (LA) that a departmental committee would be constituted to explore feasibility for enhancing financial assistance to old-aged, widows and disabled persons and report would be submitted in the next session.
The government assurance had come after CPI-M legislator M Y Targami decided to press the private member resolution seeking increase in the financial assistance to the widows, old-aged people and other persons.
Talking to Greater Kashmir, Minister for Social Welfare claimed that a departmental committee constituted earlier has already examined the financial implications for enhancing pensions.
However, she said that the state government doesn’t have funds to enhance the pensions immediately.
“Main component of various types of pensions disbursed through social welfare department is given by Government of India (GOI). We took the issue with the Centre to enhance the funds several times but they did not give any response,” she claimed and added that the state government will submit a revised proposal shortly.
Source : Greater kashmir , 30th June 2014
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