New Delhi, December 22: Divorced, separated, abandoned and destitute women in the city will get a monthly pension of Rs 1,000 with Delhi Government today deciding to extend the benefit to them which was till now available only to economically deprived widows.
“It has been decided to expand the eligibility conditions under widow pension scheme to include these women,” Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters after a Cabinet meeting.
Dikshit said the divorced, destitute, separated and abandoned women will get monthly pension of Rs 1,000 which will be remitted to the bank account of the beneficiary on a quarterly basis through electronic clearance system.
Officials said the beneficiary should be a resident of Delhi for more than five years and her age should be between 18 to 60 years.
Those getting any pension from government, corporation or public agency will not be eligible to get the pension.
–Agencies
–Agencies