Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday handed over cheques for increased pension and family pension for employees of temples managed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department.
The move followed 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.
Mr. Stalin handed over the cheques at the Secretariat to five pensioners and five beneficiaries of family pension. An official release said a total of 2,454 pensioners and 304 people receiving family pension would benefit from the increase.
