 Early Times Report
Jammu, May 11: Humanitarian approach of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha amid pandemic has revived shattered hopes of a number of families who have lost their only earning member due to deadly virus.
J&K is first among UTs and states across the country which has announced such relief for families in distress.
Although for public daily deaths due to Covid is only a number, many families have lost only bread earning members of their families and they are virtually at the verge of starvation.
These families have lost all hopes of survival because they is no provision to provide financial help to those who have succumbed to the deadly virus.
Rekindle a ray of hope among these families, Lt Governor today announced a slew of measures to mitigate the suffering of families who have lost their loved ones to Covid-19 pandemic.
The Lt Governor said, senior citizens who have lost only earning member of the family will be provided special pension for life while children, who have lost their parents to this calamity, will be provided with special scholarship by the government.
“Many of our near and dear ones have left us untimely due to Covid-19. The Government has decided to reach out to each and eve > Special Pension to senior citizens who lost only earning member
> Children on parents death, be provided special scholarship
> Government to provide financial assistance for self-employment
> Rs 1,000 per month into accounts of registered construction workers, ponywalas, palkiwalas, pithuwalas for the next two months
> Rs 55 crore to be released to Div Coms, DCs, J&K Police under SDRF for emergency use
The Lt Governor also observed that the global pandemic has rendered thousands of daily workers jobless. “The Government has decided to provide Rs 1000 per month to all registered construction workers, ponywalas, palkiwalas, pithuwalas for the next two months”, maintained the Lt Governor.
The government is also adopting other mitigation strategies and all concerned officers have been directed to ensure the supply of ration to all ration card holders on priority. Installments of social welfare schemes like old-age pension, Laadli Beti etc and PMAY, MGNREGA, and other welfare schemes will be released immediately," the Lt Governor further added.
Announcing these measures while chairing a high-level meeting, the Lt Governor said that in these challenging times, the Old-Age Homes, Orphanages will be extended all the support from the government including rations etc.
“Our top-most priority is to defeat this pandemic with people's participation. I urge all of you to follow Covid appropriate behaviour and get vaccinated. We will soon prevail together over this pandemic," Lt Governor said. | 