Dharamshala, Jan. 26 -- 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 chief minister 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. The CM 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 thatan additional 50% of the gratuity arrears and 70% of theleave encashment arrears would be paid to them in the month of January and an expenditure of Rs.96 crore would be incurred. Congratulating the people on the occasion, he recalled the contributions of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and the first chief minister of Himachal, Dr YS Parmar. The chief minister also announced the constitution of an Agriculture and Horticulture Commission in the state to ensure the participation of farmers and orchardists, and to safeguard their rights....