The Uttar Pradesh government today hiked the monthly 'Divyang' pension from Rs 300 to Rs 500. A decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath here. "The pension for Divyang has been increased from Rs 300 to Rs 500 per month," cabinet minister Sidharth Nath Singh told reporters here after the meeting. The chief minister had promised to hike the pension during the recent departmental presentations. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna May 23, 2017 15:11 UTC