JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu on Saturday approved over one lakh new pension cases of senior citizens, widows and physically challenged persons of the Union Territory, an official said.
The cases were approved under centrally-sponsored pension schemes — Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), he said.
The decision was taken in a high level meeting chaired by the LG to review the issue of pending pension cases in the Union Territory, an official spokesman said. (AGENCIES)
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