Upper Minhla 17 January

Elderly people over 85-year old in Minhla Township, Thayat District, Magway Region were furnished social pension yesterday.

A team including ward and village administrators and other departmental officials made a domiciliary visit to furnish social pension to the elderly in the township.

The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement is undertaking a project to provide social pension to the elderly over 85-year old once every three months.

Therefore, a total of 657 elderly people in the township were provided social pension for three months at a rate of K 10,000 per month via ward and village administrators.

Zar Zar (Upper Minhla)

Translated by Suyee