One instalment of the social security pensions and welfare board pensions will be disbursed from March 15, the State government has said.
All pensioners who had completed the mustering exercise would receive the pension, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal said on Monday.
The monthly pension of ₹1,600 will be paid through bank accounts to pensioners who have provided the account details. Cooperatives will distribute the pension to those who have opted for direct-to-home distribution.
