Gram sabha for senior citizens held
Source: The Sangai Express
Kakching, November 27 2020:
District Social Welfare Office, Kakching in association with Lamjao Gram Panchayat, Langmeidong CD Block organised a special gram sabha for senior citizen on COVID-19 and Old Age Pension at Lamjao Mayai Leikai Community Hall, today.
Arambam Kameshwor, District Social Welfare Officer, Kakching and Urikhinbam Narjit, Pradhan Mayeng Lamjao Gram Panchayet were the presidium members of the programme.
At the programme which was attended by over 100 senior citizens of Mayeng Lamjao Gram Panchayat, Shamurailatpam Bisharup Sharma, staff of District Social Welfare Office, Kakching spoke about how elders can stay safe during this COVID pandemic and ways to avail benefits of the old-age pension scheme.
The organiser also distributed one blanket each to 100 select elders and a walking stick each to 6 elders.