Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Tuesday said an audit report has confirmed a scam in the distribution of social security pension scheme for elderly people in the state. Expressing concern over the report, Khattar said his government would probe the list of beneficiaries of the pension scheme before announcing enhanced pension.
Replying to the governor’s address to the assembly on the second day of the session here, Khattar told the house: “There are reports indicating major irregularities in the prevailing system of distribution of social security pension. “The audit reports confirm that a scam involving Rs.4.5 crore has been unearthed in Karnal district alone. The reports also reveal that there are 12,000 such beneficiaries who have not even filled up the application forms.”
