The Haryana Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for financial assistance to the women and girl acid attack victims’ scheme under which a monthly pension to survivors would be provided to allow them a continuous source of income throughout their lives.
“Under the scheme, any woman or girl victim facing acid attack on or after May 2, 2011, will be eligible for the benefits of the scheme. The financial assistance will be given on the basis of the percentage of disability. On 40% to 50% disability, it will be 2.5 times of the ‘divyang’ pension. In case of 51% to 60% disability, it will be 3.5 times of the same and where the disability is more than 61%, the financial assistance will be 4.5 times of the pension,” an official statement informed.
The Cabinet also approved the Electricity (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2018.
“The amendment will help better dispute resolution and bring down pendency of disputes between distribution companies and the consumers assessed for unauthorised use of power,” said the statement.
