Dharamshala, Oct. 2 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday presided over the state-level celebration function of "International Day of Older Persons-2025" on the historic Ridge in Shimla.

He said that the state government was making concerted efforts to provide better facilities and social security to the senior citizens. Sukhu said that the state government was providing social security pensions between Rs.1,000 and Rs.1,700 per month to all the eligible senior citizens keeping at bay the income limit.

He further said that under the Indira Gandhi Pyari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojna, 2.37 lakh women in the state were also being provided a monthly pension of Rs.1,500. The government was also providing financial assistance ...