J&K LG disburses ₹6.14 cr pension arrears to over 12,000 beneficiaries –

In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha disbursed the pension arrears of Rs. 6.14 crore to over 12 thousand beneficiaries under the Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) yesterday. The Lieutenant Governor said the ISSS is aimed at ensuring financial inclusion and supporting senior citizens, widows and differently-abled individuals. On the occasion, the LG informed that the Social Welfare Department is coming up with a revolutionary App for the integration of eligible senior citizens into the pension beneficiaries. The LG also inaugurated a 50-bedded halfway home for psycho-social rehabilitation of treated and controlled people with mental illness in Jammu and ‘Parisha’, a child care institution for girls in Samba district. The facility was established at Rs. 4.39 crore at Chowadi Jammu under the Deendayal Divyangjan Rehabilitation Scheme (DDRS). The LG also lauded the initiative by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Jammu, under two key centrally sponsored schemes- Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) and assistance to people with disabilities for purchasing and fitting of aids and appliances (ADIP). The LG directed the officials to promote inclusion and leverage practical solutions in the ever-evolving technological world. He also assured all support and assistance to the Divyangjan by the Social Welfare Department for their self-employment endeavours. He further asked the officials to submit the proposal to the government of India for the establishment of a park dedicated to the Divyangjan. The LG also dedicated the Parisha Child Care Institution for Girls, established for Rs 3.03 crore at Mandi Gurglian in Samba.