New Delhi, April 20 -- Delhi Minister for Social Welfare Ravinder Indraj Singh on Saturday instructed officers to improve the process of adding new beneficiaries to the old age pension scheme.
In a review meeting held with Social Welfare Department officials, Singh has directed to start the process to add new beneficiaries into the pension scheme and also to resolve pending cases.
Currently, over 400,000 senior citizens in Delhi are benefiting from the old age pension scheme, supported by both the central and state governments.
The BJP and AAP had locked horns over old age pension. The BJP, while sitting in opposition, had alleged that the "corrupt AAP government was least bothered about public interest" and said it had no right to remai...