Jakhar writes to PM Modi for special pension assistance to widowed mothers

  • | Sunday | 25th September, 2022

Chandigarh, Sep 25 (PTI) Senior Punjab BJP leader Sunil Jakhar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a special pension for widowed mothers who are sole bread-earners for their families, and a scholarship for their children.In his letter to the prime minister, the former Lok Sabha MP suggested that these special measures could be announced during the Durga Puja festivities as a gesture by the Centre towards widowed mothers and their families.Jakhar wrote to Modi to consider long-pending demands for a dedicated allowance to widowed mothers to look after their children, as per a statement issued on Sunday."The occasion of Durga Puja would be the most opportune moment for you to announce a special scholarship scheme quota for education of their wards," Jakhar wrote in his letter on Saturday.The BJP leader also handed over a copy of the letter to party president J P Nadda in New Delhi. PTI SUN IJT


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