Allowance for widows, handicapped through direct transfer

MUMBAI: Maharashtra government today said that the destitute, handicapped persons and widows would receive their monthly pension/allowance through internet banking on the first of every month.

"The government has started an ambitious direct benefit transfer scheme and twelve districts have been selected for this," Minister of Labour and Special Assistance Hasan Mushrif said in a press release.

The scheme would cover the entire state soon, he said. The direct benefit transfer, where the money is transferred to the beneficiary's bank account, would be implemented for the Central government-sponsored schemes such as Indira Gandhi national old-age pension scheme, Indira Gandhi national widow pension scheme, Indira Gandhi national handicapped scheme, Sanjay Gandhi old age scheme and the Shravan-bal yojana, from July 1.

The direct transfer mode would do away with delays in disbursement of money, the minister added.