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Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today announced a slew of measures to mitigate the suffering of families who have lost their loved ones to Covid-19 pandemic.
The Lt Governor said, senior citizens who have lost only earning member of the family will be provided special pension for life while children, who have lost their parents to this calamity, will be provided with special scholarship by the government.
“Many of our near and dear ones have left us untimely due to Covid-19. The Government has decided to reach out to each and every such family and they will be provided with financial assistance for self-employment by the Jammu & Kashmir Bank,” the Lt Governor said.
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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday announced several measures to help those of lost their loved ones to the COVID-19 pandemic and also the daily-wage workers hit by the pandemic in the union territory.
In an official statement, the LG informed that senior citizens who lost their sole-earning members of the family will be granted a life-long pension. Meanwhile, children whose parents succumbed to the deadly virus will be awarded a special scholarship. Senior citizens who have lost only earning member of the family will be provided special pension for life. Children, who have lost their parents to the COVID-19 pandemic will be provided with special scholarship by the government, he announced.
The series of tweets put out by the Office of LG J&K read,
The J&K Government has taken several measures to help those who unfortunately lost their loved ones to #COVID19. Senior citizens who have lost only earning member of the family will be provided special pension for life.
“The J&K Government has taken several measures to help those who unfortunately lost their loved ones to #COVID19. Senior citizens who have lost only earning member of the family will be provided special pension for life.”
“Children, who have lost their parents to #COVID19 pandemic will be provided with special scholarship by the government.”
Lt Governor announces a slew of measures for Families, who lost their loved ones to Covid-19 pandemic
Special Pension for life to senior citizens who lost their only earning member of the family
Children, who have lost their parents to Covid-19 pandemic, will be provided with special scholarship by the government
“Many of our near and dear ones have left us untimely due to Covid-19. The Government has decided to reach out to each and every such family and they will be provided with financial assistance for self-employment”: LG Manoj Sinha
Rs 1,000 per month into accounts of registered construction workers, ponywalas, palkiwalas, pithuwalas for the next two months