New Delhi, July 1 -- Over 60,000 beneficiaries have been found ineligible under the Delhi Government's Women's Pension Scheme following a large-scale verification exercise conducted by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department.
According to official, this scheme provides a monthly financial assistance of '2,500 to widowed, divorced, separated and destitute women.
However, a door-to-door verification drive launched in November last year uncovered widespread discrepancies. As a result, the names of over 60,000 ineligible recipients have now been removed from the beneficiary list, an official said. "The verification revealed several instances where women no longer met the eligibility criteria but continued to receive the pension. Thes...