474 dead getting pension in Muktsar! Of the 16,305 cases verified in the district so far, 7,530 have been found to be ineligible. 474 dead getting pension in Muktsar! The maximum pension-related anomalies have been found in Muktsar Summing up illegality 3173 fake beneficiaries have been found in Malout sub-division (maximum in Muktsar district) 2520 cases have been found in Muktsar sub-division (next to Malout), followed by 1,837 in Gidderbaha 5821 beneficiaries have been found to be ineligible for old age pension due to their lower age 247 do not meet the norms for the low income group pension 335 persons are ineligible for grants under a scheme for the landless 42135 pension cases are yet to be verified in Muktsar district Archit Watts Tribune News Service Muktsar, January 18 Nearly half of the beneficiaries registered under various state government pension schemes have been found to be ineligible in Muktsar. A large number of dead too have been receiving the grant! Of the 16,305 cases verified so far in the district, 7,530 (about 46 per cent) did not fulfil the eligibility criterion, said sources. The figure is learnt to be the highest in any district of Punjab. As many as 474 beneficiaries have died long ago, but their pension was still being disbursed, meaning it was reaching wrong hands, they said. Another 653 were not living on addresses given in the pension list. The data, accessed from government sources, showed that the maximum fake beneficiaries (3,173) in the district were found in Malout sub-division. Muktsar sub-division is next to follow with 2,520 fake cases while Gidderbaha has 1,837. The data shows that 5,821 beneficiaries (nearly 36 per cent) have been found to be ineligible for old age pension due to their lower age. As many as 247 beneficiaries fall short of the norms meant for low-income pension whereas 335 persons are not eligible for the landless pension scheme. As of now, only 28 per cent pension cases have been verified while scrutiny of the remaining 42,135 was yet to be conducted. The task of verification lies with Sub-Divisional Magistrates, who have assigned it further to tehsildars and other subordinate staff. A retired official who earlier served in the district administration on a senior position blamed political pressure for the illegal activity. Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Capt (retd) Karnail Singh said, “The verification process is going on and any comment can be made only once that is complete…. Not even a single fake beneficiary will be allowed to derive benefit of the pension scheme.” tribuneindia/news/punjab/474-dead-getting-pension-in-muktsar/31909.html
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