Around 30 per cent beneficiaries of old age pension scheme and physical handicapped pension scheme have not been receiving the pension since last month for their failure to submit their Aadhar cards to the social welfare department, said Dehradun District Social Welfare Officer Anurag Sankhdhar, adding that around 57,000 persons are availing the old age pension scheme while the number of beneficiaries under the one meant for the physically handicapped is standing at 11557.
He said that beneficiaries have been informed through various mediums to submit their aadhar cards to the department to continue to avail the pension under the above schemes.
Moreover, Dehradun District Magistrate Ravinath Raman had recently convened a meeting with the district officials and block level officials and directed them to ensure that all the beneficiaries under the various pension’s schemes procured their aadhar cards and submitted the same to the social welfare department.
Sankhdhar said that camps are being organised at various places from time to time to help the people who are yet to procure aadhar cards to have the same.