MYSORE: State government has decided to launch an ambitious pension project to provide succor to unmarried women who have crossed 40 years and hail from BPL families.
Disclosing this at a first ever pension adalat held at Koodlapur village in Nanajangud taluk, the revenue minister V Srinivasa Prasad said the scheme will be launched after the budget session.
" I am amused to hear from officials that the highest number of unmarried women are from Nanjangud taluk in the district" he said adding that this scheme is intended to instill confidence among the unmarried women and provide social security to them.
Minister said the success of the scheme depends on the people and the officials who are implementing it . "While officials should ensure the selection of beneficiaries and schemes success people should help the officials in identifying the right beneficiaries" he added.
People should develop the habit of questioning the government's intentions and the programmes and their implementation" he said ruing the failure of the pension schemes due to lackadaisical approach of the officials. Many government schemes though are good in their intentions , they have failed to yield results due to officials apathy , he alleged disclosing the governments proposal to hold pension adalat at gram panchayat level positively in the first two weeks of a month . "I am happy that this state level scheme is being launched from my constituency" he said.
Minister said officials should shoulder greater responsibilities and ensure that the beneficiaries , particularly the widows identified for the pension scheme should visit the office only to receive the order and not for any other work related to sanctioning of the pension. " I am firm to ensure that in next six months all the people who are eligible for benefits under various government schemes should receive the facility" he said adding that no one in the state should be deprived of the facility of a social scheme announced by the government. Minister said government will not hesitate to supersede the GPs which fail to hold Grama Sabha's regularly .
In all 1085 pension beneficiaries from Koodlapura gram panchayat and Yemmaragala grampanchayat comprising about 13 villages received pension sanction orders.
Disclosing this at a first ever pension adalat held at Koodlapur village in Nanajangud taluk, the revenue minister V Srinivasa Prasad said the scheme will be launched after the budget session.
" I am amused to hear from officials that the highest number of unmarried women are from Nanjangud taluk in the district" he said adding that this scheme is intended to instill confidence among the unmarried women and provide social security to them.
Minister said the success of the scheme depends on the people and the officials who are implementing it . "While officials should ensure the selection of beneficiaries and schemes success people should help the officials in identifying the right beneficiaries" he added.
People should develop the habit of questioning the government's intentions and the programmes and their implementation" he said ruing the failure of the pension schemes due to lackadaisical approach of the officials. Many government schemes though are good in their intentions , they have failed to yield results due to officials apathy , he alleged disclosing the governments proposal to hold pension adalat at gram panchayat level positively in the first two weeks of a month . "I am happy that this state level scheme is being launched from my constituency" he said.
Minister said officials should shoulder greater responsibilities and ensure that the beneficiaries , particularly the widows identified for the pension scheme should visit the office only to receive the order and not for any other work related to sanctioning of the pension. " I am firm to ensure that in next six months all the people who are eligible for benefits under various government schemes should receive the facility" he said adding that no one in the state should be deprived of the facility of a social scheme announced by the government. Minister said government will not hesitate to supersede the GPs which fail to hold Grama Sabha's regularly .
In all 1085 pension beneficiaries from Koodlapura gram panchayat and Yemmaragala grampanchayat comprising about 13 villages received pension sanction orders.
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