India, June 11 -- The Odisha government has asked the district administrations to make the necessary arrangements for the doorstep delivery of pensions to the beneficiaries who are facing difficulties to reach panchayat offices to collect the same.

The state government has asked the District Social Security Officers (DSSOs) to make the arrangements for doorstep delivery of pensions under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) to beneficiaries who are 80 years or above in age and those having disability of 80 per cent or above.

Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (SSEPD) Department Commissioner-cum-Secretary RS Gopalan sent a letter in this regard to the DSSOs recently.

"Many beneficiaries are not able to come ...