Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 23 (PTI) The Kerala government on Tuesday sanctioned over Rs 950 crore for distribution of social security pensions for the month of June to the more than 51 lakh beneficiaries in the state.
The government order sanctioning the amount said that the Kerala Social Security Pension Ltd (KSSPL) has been directed to disburse the social security pension to the account of the Local Self Government Department (LSGD) Director (Rural) under two categories.
The order directed that the amounts be distributed between June 24 and July 3 and any undistributed amount must be sent back to KSSPL by July 15.
It further directed KSSPL to transfer Rs 514.22 crore to the LSGD Director (Rural) for distribution to the 28,26,700 beneficiaries who receive the pension in their bank accounts.
It also directed KSSPL to transfer Rs 437.84 crore to the LSGD Director (Rural) for direct-to-home distribution beneficiaries who number 23,43,315.
Besides this, the government also sanctioned Rs 24.76 crore for the over 8.46 lakh beneficiaries of the various pensions under the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) of the Centre and Rs 128.59 crore for the over 6.5 lakh beneficiaries of the various welfare fund boards.
The order directed that these amounts also be distributed between June 24 to July 3. PTI HMP ROH
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