Mangalore : Stressing the need for speedy implementation of disbursement of pension fund and old age benefits, B. Ramanatha Rai Minister for Forest, Environment and ecology and also district in-charge, appealed to the officials to be little humane when dealing with people of last strata of society. Withholding pensions on flimsy ground is unacceptable at any standard and directed the officials to disburse the pending Funds immediately.
J.R Lobo Congress MLA Mangalore South, grilled the authorities about widow pension withholding by concerned authorities. Mentioning 2 cases of denial of pension benefits to the needy, Mr Lobo directed the DC to call Thashildhar meeting for the orientation programme on distribution of pensions. On delay in providing land record, RTC and other Documents, he called upon principle secretary to study and solve the problem in time bound manner.
State Health and Family welfare Minister UT Khader, Nalin Kumar Kateel MP, Bhrath Lal Meena Principle Secretary, Abhayachandra Jain Fisheries Minister, Dr. K.N Vijaya praksh CEO Jilla Panchayath, Manish Karbhikar, Commisioner of Police D.K, were present in the meeting.