Govt to revise pension of widows
Kerala Health and Social Welfare Minister P K Sreemathy on Tuesday informed the assembly that the government planned to increase the pension for widows and physically challenged persons.
By PTI |
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Health and Social Welfare Minister P K Sreemathy on Tuesday informed the assembly that the government planned to increase the pension for widows and physically challenged persons.
Replying to submission, she said guidelines would be modified in such a manner that a widow with male children would also be made eligible for getting the assistance.
The existing monthly pension amount of Rs.110 for widows and Rs 140 for the physically challenged persons also would be revised, she said.
State Food and Civil Supplies C Divakaran said the LDF Government was committed to protecting the interest of farmers who had settled in hill areas prior to 1977 and at the same time would deal with encroachers who had occupied land illegally.
The government would file an affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Cardomom Hill Reserve case by considering both the interest of farmers and state, he said.
Replying on behalf of Revenue Minister K P Rajendran, Divakran said a special team had been constituted to detect illegal occupation of government lands. It had also come to the government's notice that some resort owners had occupied government lands in the name of tourism, he said.
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