There are 1.30 lakhs persons getting Old Aged, widow and disability pension in Burdwan district at the rates of Rs 600 pm to Rs 750 pm.
- As per norms, annual life certificate of each beneficiary is required to be submitted every year to continue pensions.
- It is noticed that due to poor collection of life certificates claims of pensions are not cleared in time in most of the pension schemes.
- District administration decided to organise health check up camps to all pension holders as innovative alternative to life certificate as it will not only confirm the life of beneficiary in easy way but also ensures medical check up free of cost.
- In health check up camps at 10 Sub centres/ PHCs in four GPs of Mangalkote block today, 1375 pensioners got free health check up done by Govt. medical teams arranged by BDO. Mangalkote. All of them were brought to the camps by ASHA workers/ GP employees as per sansad wise list of pension holders. Medicines as per prescription were also supplied free of cost.
- Follow up in each case is also been noted by concerned health workers and doctors.
- We plan to cover all the beneficiaries in next one month.
- Health check up camps are being organised at Govt costs at nearest sub centres within one kilometre from home.
- We are happy to get so good response to the initiative.
Thanks BDO Mangalkote.
All BDOs will please follow up as per orders issued.
