Shimla: Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has announced that the State Government will clear all pending medical bills of pensioners within the next one month. He made this announcement while addressing a delegation of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Front here today.
The Chief Minister said that the state government was committed to the welfare of its employees and pensioners. He said that employees were the backbone of the government, and address their issues and demands in a fair manner was the responsibility of government. To ensure that retired employees can continue their social responsibilities without any hindrance, the government restored the Old Pension Scheme after coming to power. This decision has benefitted 1 lakh 36 thousand employees in the State.
Sukhu said that the government was actively working to resolve the demands of pensioners and has been clearing their pending dues from time to time. He further said that the government was focusing on both resource generation and maintaining financial discipline. Due to financial mismanagement during the previous BJP government the economic condition of the state was adversely affected, which also delayed payments to employees and pensioners.
He assured that the state government was committed to clear all dues of employees and pensioners with a positive approach. President of the Himachal Pradesh Pensioners Joint Front Atma Ram Sharma expressed his gratitude to the Chief Minister and also shared various demands of the pensioners.
