Senior citizens receive social pension in Mongping Twsp.

Mongping, 2 June

 

Officials including Ward Administrator and staff from the township Department of Social Welfare paid a domiciliary visit to disburse social pension to elderly people in Aukyedan Ward in Mongping Township and presented social pension to senior citizens yesterday.

 

Under this cash aid program, 13 elderly citizens above 85 years old in the Township received K 30000 each.

 

There are reportedly 148 elderly people who are eligible for social pension in six wards and 16 village-tracts in Mongping Township, Shan State(East). Officials will continue to provide social pension to the remaining elderly people in the Township.—Daw May Mon Htut, IPRD

 

Translated by JT