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Pensioners in Haryana to Get Biometric Cards
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March 25, 2010
India
Collecting
pension will soon be a hassle-free exercise in Haryana as under a new
scheme the amount will directly be credited to the bank accounts of the
beneficiary.
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will initiate a project under
which biometrics cards will be issued to the pensioners from Assandh in
district Karnal on March 26, an official release said here today.
The project was being launched on pilot basis in Karnal, Panchkula,
Kurukshetra, Rohtak and Hisar. Later, other districts would also be
covered under the scheme.
Under the project, pensioners under Old Age Allowance Scheme, Widow
Pension Scheme, Handicapped Pension Scheme, Ladli Social Security Pension
Scheme, Destitute Children Assistance Scheme, National Family Benefit
Scheme, Eunuch and Dwarf Pension Scheme, among others from the Department
of Social Justice and Empowerment, will have their pension credited
directly to their bank accounts.
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