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| DB directs to file reply before next date of hearing PIL regarding enhancement of pension of Handicapped | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 25: In a letter written by Chairman Disable Welfare Association of J&K High Court regarding enhancement their pension, treated as Public Interest Litigation, a Division Bench of State High Court Comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur today observed that State Counsel appearing for the Finance Department seeks time to get instructions regarding the proposal already submitted by the Social Welfare Department for enhancement of pension under various pension schemes for disabled persons and directed to file the reply before next date of hearing. In the letter written by Shushil Kumar Sharma Chairman Disabled Welfare Association, it was stated that at present the pension of handicapped persons of J&K State is very low comparing to other states, at the present Uttrakhand has been paying Rs 800/- to old and handicapped persons and widows and in Haryana Rs 1000/- were being paid to old, and handicapped persons and widows. In the letter it has been further submitted that during the 2nd last assembly sessions, it was decided that this shall be enhanced within six months, but no action has been taken so far and further submitted that day by day the prices of daily use items and other things are increasing and it is very difficult for the disabled persons categories to manage their daily life and they are waiting for immediate decision i.e. enchantment of their pensions and in the letter it has been further submitted that even out of these categories some persons are facing acute shortage of finances to get proper medical treatment. |
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