Dehradun, July 29 -- In compliance with the announcement made by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Divyang Pension Scheme has also been simplified like the Old Age Pension Scheme operated under the Social Welfare Department, an Uttarakhand government release said.

In compliance with the instructions of the Chief Minister, Secretary Social Welfare, Sridhar Babu Addanki, has given instructions in a letter addressed to the Director Social Welfare that under the Divyang Pension Scheme in the state, such beneficiaries, who fulfill the eligibility of the prescribed monthly income limit of Rs 4,000 their sons or grandsons will be eligible for pension even if they are above 20 years of age.

Apart from this, the beneficiaries of Below Pove...