Admin extends help to senior citizens, orphans, daily-wagers
JAMMU : Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday announced several measures to help those of lost their loved ones to the pandemic and also daily-wage workers hit by the pandemic in the Union territory on Tuesday.
“The J&K government has taken several measures to help those who unfortunately lost their loved ones to Covid. 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 pandemic will be provided with special scholarship by the government,” Sinha’s office announced on Twitter.
The government said it has decided to reach out to each and every such family and they will be provided with financial assistance for self-employment.
“At a time when this global pandemic has rendered daily workers jobless, the government has decided to provide ₹1,000 per month to all registered construction workers, ponywalas, palkiwalas, pithuwalas for the next two months,” it added.
The government has directed all officers concerned to ensure the supply of ration to all ration card holders on priority.
Instalments of social welfare schemes such as old-age pension, Laadli Beti and PMAY, MGNREGA and other welfare schemes will be released immediately, it added.
Sinha said all deputy commissioners will be asked to issue death certificates to the people who died due to Covid on priority and ₹55 crore will be released, of which ₹2 crore will be released to all 20 DCs , ₹5 crore to both divisional commissioners and ₹5 crore to the Jammu and Kashmir Police for emergency use under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).