Kohima, October 12 (MExN): Social welfare department visited Viswema village on 11 October. The team was headed by Khevito T Shohe, Director Social Welfare, District welfare society, ICDS project officer and staff of Kohima. The team members witnessed the disbursement of pension under National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) to the pensioners of Viswema village. They also held a meeting with the village functionaries and beneficiaries of NSAP. The director social welfare mentioned that more beneficiaries will be covered under the scheme, but due to fund constrains it could not be achieve the target. However the department can put more beneficiaries against the death replacement and asked the village functionaries to submit the death report of the beneficiaries regularly so that the other genuine beneficiaries from their village will not be deprived.
District Welfare officer, Kohima also shared about the scheme of old age pension, widow pension and disability pension under NSAP. D.T.H Anthony, Joint director, social welfare also highlighted some programmes of the social welfare department. Altogether 226 received pensions under old age pension scheme, 19 beneficiaries under widow pension scheme, 8 beneficiaries under disability pension scheme and 13 beneficiaries under state disability pension scheme.
District Welfare officer, Kohima also shared about the scheme of old age pension, widow pension and disability pension under NSAP. D.T.H Anthony, Joint director, social welfare also highlighted some programmes of the social welfare department. Altogether 226 received pensions under old age pension scheme, 19 beneficiaries under widow pension scheme, 8 beneficiaries under disability pension scheme and 13 beneficiaries under state disability pension scheme.
