Following poor percentage of physical verification of the beneficiaries of old age, widow and handicap pensions in the district, the Udham Singh Nagar district administration has asked the concerned officials to ensure cent percent verification of the said beneficiaries both in rural and urban areas.
Despite Government's directions to have hundred percent physical verification of the beneficiaries of the old age, widow and handicap pensions, physical verification of only 65 per cent of the aforesaid pensioners has been done so far in the district. As matter of serious concern, said Brijesh Kumar Sant, District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar.
As per the guidelines there should be hundred percent physical verification of the said pensioners every year. Therefore, strict action would be taken as per the law against the officials concerned who are found failed to achieve the target in their respective areas, asserted the District Magistrate.
Meanwhile, to do physical verification of the beneficiaries, Udham Singh Nagar district administration has decided to organise camps on August 3 and August 5 in the district. Besides, according to the officials, nodal officers have also been appointed to look after the physical verification drive in all blocks of the district on August 3 and August 5.
Meanwhile, Udham Singh Nagar district administration has also directed all the respective SDMs, BDOs to ensure successful completion of the pensioners physical verification drive on the given days. The officials concerned have also been directed to submit the final report of the physical verification drive to the District Social Welfare Officer.