Nyaung-U, 29 June

A ceremony to provide social pension to elderly people above 85 years old was held at the meeting room of General Administration Department in Nyaung-U Township, Mandalay Region this morning.

At the event, Chairman of the Township Administration Council U Nan Tint delivered an opening speech and an official from the district Department of Social Welfare clarified the purposes of the provision of social pension for senior citizens.

Afterwards, officials handed over K 44.8 to respective ward and village administrators. Under this cash aid program, 1494 elderly people in the township received K 30000 each for the month of January, February and March.—U Win Htein, IPRD

Translated by JT