J&K govt. reaches out to pandemic affected families, announces financial assistance measures
The Hindu
₹55 crore will be released for emergency use during the crisis, says Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha
The J&K administration on Tuesday reached out to pandemic affected families of the Union Territory (UT) and announced a slew of financial assistance measures. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said senior citizens, who have lost the only earning member(s) of the family, will be provided special pension for life while children, who have lost their parents, will be provided with special scholarship. “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 every such family and they will be provided with financial assistance for self-employment by the Jammu & Kashmir Bank,” the Lt. Governor said.
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