CHANDIGARH, APRIL 30: On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Finance Department has released a sum of Rs. 188.36 crore on account of various social security pensions to the beneficiaries for the month of April.
Disclosing this here today, an official Spokesperson said that the said amount would be credited
through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to entire 25.11 lakh beneficiaries including elderly, women, destitute children and disabled on May 1, 2020.
Realising the hardships being faced by the people during these trying circumstances amid COVID-19, the pensions for the month of April ordinarily paid in May have been disbursed in April itself well in advance, said the Spokesperson.
