Kerela : Social pension of 1,481.87 crore will be distributed before Onam: Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has announced that his government will distribute an amount of Rs 1,481.87 crore as social welfare pension to the poor ahead of the state’s biggest festival, Onam. Vijayan said in a social media post that the measure will directly benefit 48 lakh poor people of the state who are entitled to pension. The pension for the month of July and August will be added up to Rs 3,200 and the government will deposit it in their bank accounts or it will be delivered directly to the doorstep of the beneficiaries through local cooperative banks.
He said that the distribution to all 48,52,098 beneficiaries is expected to be completed before August 10.
Social welfare pensions and free food kits, through local ration shops, to all categories of people after the pandemic, caused a high popularity for the Chief Minister and the Left Democratic Front in Kerala and it was expected to return to power in the 2021 assembly elections. seen as one of the main reasons for CPI-M (CPI-M) acting state secretary Vijayaraghavan said, it is clear that the focus of the government is towards the poor and downtrodden and even in the midst of huge financial crisis, the government does not shy away from providing pension to the people immediately. State Chief Minister’s announcement that pension will be distributed to all 48 lakh beneficiaries before August 10. The government is striving to bring happiness in the lives of those who deserve it.
