India, Jan. 21 -- The Delhi government will release the pending old age pension payments for senior citizens in Delhi this week after the social welfare department received approval from the finance department to clear the backlog caused by technical and administrative issues, officials said on Tuesday.

The government, in a statement said, that the decision follows directions from chief minister Rekha Gupta and social welfare minister Ravinder Indraj Singh, who intervened after complaints from beneficiaries who had not received their monthly assistance for several months.

Officials said that while more than 435,000 senior citizens are enrolled under the Old Age Pension Scheme, payments were delayed only for a section of beneficiaries. ...