Chandigarh: The Amarinder Singh government has decided to create a dedicated social
security fund for the poor and deprived sections of society.
The
Punjab Cabinet today gave its assent to table The Punjab Social
Security Bill, 2018 in the ongoing Budget session of the assembly.
A
spokesperson in the Chief Minister's Office said the Bill relates to
social services in the form of pension to senior citizens, old-aged,
widows, destitute women, physically challenged persons, health and
accident insurance, scholarship for education of children belonging to
deprived sections, and other such financial assistance to the poor and
needy as may be considered necessary.
The Social Security Fund
would be administered by a trust headed by the chief minister and
comprising the finance minister, welfare minister and social security
minister, besides various experts.
PTI
