Una, February 11

Veterans of World War II will be getting an enhanced monthly old age pension of Rs 10,000. Widows of World War II veterans will get Rs 5,000 per month as old age pension with effect from September 1, 2019.

Disclosing this, Deputy Director of Una Sainik Welfare department Maj Raghbir Singh (Retd), in a press note issued here today, said the veterans were earlier getting Rs 3,000 as old age pension. He clarified that only those veterans, who were not getting any other pension, had attained the age of 60 years and whose family income was less that Rs 35,000 per year, were eligible for the scheme. — OC