Dharamshala, Jan. 25 -- Chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday announced that the complete payment of arrears of individual and family pensioners aged 70 years and above would be made in the month of January this year.

The CM made the announcement during 56th Statehood Day celebration in Kangra's Pragpur where he unfurled the national flag.

He said that an amount of Rs.90 crore would be spent for this purpose. Sukhu further stated that Class-IV employees, who retired between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021 have accrued arrears of gratuity and leave encashment due to the revision of pension and related benefits and announced that an additional 50% of the gratuity arrears and 70% of the leave encashment arrears would b...