The Haryana Government has released a sum of Rs 56.90 crore for the payment of pension to the pensioners and family pensioners of Government aided schools during the current financial year 2017-18.
A spokesman of the Secondary Education Department said that Rs seven crore has been released for the pensioners and family pensioners in district Ambala, Rs 2.50 crore for Bhiwani, Rs 2 crore each for Faridabad and Gurugram, Rs 2.75 crore for Hisar, Rs 3.50 crore for Jind, Rs 60 lakh for Jhajjar, Rs 3.50 crore each for Karnal and Kurukshetra, Rs 1.50 crore for Kaithal and Rs 25 lakh for Mewat.
Similarly, Rs 35 lakh has been released for the pensioners and family pensioners of district Mahendragarh, Rs 2 crore for Panchkula, Rs 4.50 crore for Panipat, Rs 70 lakh for Palwal, Rs 5.50 crore for Rohtak, Rs 1.50 crore for Rewari, Rs 5.50 crore for Sonipat, Rs 1.75 crore for Sirsa and Rs 6 crore for Yamunanagar.
The funds have been released to the District Education Officer concerned, he added.