n Now, women in the State fighting legal battles in courts for divorce would get monthly pension.
This was announced by Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Minister Ashok Chandra Panda on Saturday.
The State Government has decided to provide pension to women during divorce proceedings under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana, he informed.
He further stated that the SSEPD Department has already passed a resolution in this regard. Cases submitted by women before the department would be taken into consideration for payment of monthly pension to them.
“A beneficiary woman must have an income limit of `40,000 annually to be eligible for the pension,” Panda added.
In view of the problems faced by differently-abled persons in getting disability certificates, the Government has also decided to set up special panels to issue the
documents, the Minister informed.
At present, the disability certificates are issued at the District Headquarters Hospitals twice in
a month.
To help the differently-abled, the Minister also directed the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar to issue the certificates three times in a
month.