The Himachal Pradesh government has sanctioned over 75,000 new pension-related cases, including 30,000 cases of those above 70 years of age, officials said.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Vipin Singh Parmar said the state government is paying special attention to the upliftment of all sections of the society, especially the weaker ones and spending Rs 600 crores to provide social security pension to them.
The minister said, " The state government has sanctioned 76,025 new pension-related cases which included 30,000 cases of pensioner above 70 years of age."
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