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Naveen announces winter assistance for 37 lakh people

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Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar
Last Updated : Feb 02 2013 | 6:49 PM IST

The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as the minimum temperature in tribal dominated Kandhamal and Keonjhar districts recorded below 10 degrees C.

While Phulbani, the district headquarters town of Kandhamal recorded 8.4 degrees C today, the lowest temperature at Keonjhar district was 9.3 degrees C.

About 37 lakh beneficiaries will get Rs 200 each on December 15 along with their monthly allowances, an official said.

While 27 lakh persons availing old age pension will be benefited from the announcement, six lakh widows on monthly pension will get the winter assistance.

Similarly, four lakh disabled persons will also get the coverage, they said.

An estimated Rs 74 crore will be spent for providing winter clothes for such people.

  

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First Published: Nov 12 2012 | 8:45 PM IST

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