Ganderbal, June 14: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Thursday reviewed the schemes of Social Welfare and Fisheries Departments under execution in Ganderbal constituency at a meeting he chaired here, an official spokesman said.
 Receiving the status of various programmes, the Chief Minister, according to the spokesman, was apprised that 15 schemes are presently being implemented in the constituency by the Social Welfare Department to reach out poor, destitute, needy, old aged, widows, orphan, downtrodden and students of weaker and poorer sections of the society.
 It was stated that 2246 beneficiaries are receiving old age pension under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme each receiving a remuneration of Rs. 400 per month. An amount of Rs. 107.80 lakh has been spent under the scheme during the last year. Under Indira Gandhi National Pension Scheme 86 widows and 114 disable persons are getting pension at the rate of Rs. 400 per month. As many as 35 poor families have received one-time assistance of Rs. 10000 under National Family Benefit Scheme and 2617 women in distress were provided pension worth Rs 62.80 lakh during the last year.

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