Foundation distributes pension amount
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, October 11 2021:
Pension to beneficiaries comprising elderly citizens, widows and differently-abled persons sponsored by P Birahari Charitable Foundation, Wangjing has been distributed during a function held at Khongjom bazar community hall Monday.
The Foundation has been providing pension to the three groups who are yet to be covered under the government-sponsored pension schemes.
The amount distributed on Monday was for six months and the 18th time dispersed by the Foundation which started the scheme in 2013.Around 2000 people were provided pension amount of Rs 1,200 each for six months during the function.
Wangjing-Tentha MLA P Brojen, who attended the distribution function, said that the Foundation launched the pension scheme after many people eligible for government pension schemes were found deprived of the benefits when he went to different localities of Wangjing-Tentha AC for election campaign in 2012.He also clarified that the pension scheme of the Foundation is not related with election but it has been initiated on humanitarian ground and the scheme will continue even if he is not elected representative of the people.
The MLA further saidthat distribution of the pension amount will continue at GP level for those who could not collect on Monday due to COVID-19 restrictions.