A decision to this effect was taken by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal during a high-level meeting held here, an official spokesman said today.
While reviewing the present system of old age pensions and Shagans disbursement, Badal directed the Principal Secretary Social Security and Women and Child Development to again tie-up with reputed national banks immediately for streamlining the pensions disbursement system and facilitate beneficiaries in the state to get old age pension at their doorsteps.
It was informed in the meeting that at present there were about 19,77,000 beneficiaries under this pension scheme, the spokesman said.
The department had cleared the pendency in ten districts by disbursing Rs 20 crore. The state Government would also disburse Rs 9 crore under Shagan Scheme by the end of July 2012.
