Mangalore : Pension under various schemes under National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS), pension was distributed by MLA JR Lobo at NGO office on August 13, Wednesday at the NGO office. The beneficiaries from 13 villages in Mangalore hobali received the pension. Sixty received Rs 10,000 while Rs 6 lakhs was distributed under Sandhya Suraksha Scheme.
NFBS is a component of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Under NFBS, Central Assistance is given in the form of lump sum family benefit for households below the poverty line on the death of the primary breadwinner in the bereaved family.
A cheque of Rs 1.50 lakh was handed over to the family of a man from Attavar who was washed away in a drain during heavy rains recently.