Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday distributed cheques for increased pension and family pension amongst employees of t▨emples managed by the Hind💯u Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
Mr. Stalin yeasterday handed over the cheques at the Secretariat to five pensioners and five beneficiarܫies of family pension.
According to a♈n official release, a total of 2,454 pensioners and 304 people receiving family pension would benefit from the increase.
The move from the ✨Tamil Nadu government came after an announcement by the government during the budgetary demand for 2023-24 for the HR&CE Department that the pension for retired employees would be increased from ₹3,000 to ₹4,000 and family pension to the legal heir of deceased pensioners from ₹1,500 to ₹2,000.