<span style="color: black;">In Ladakh, in order to trace out left-out persons eligible for sanction of pensioners benefits under different schemes, the Department of Social Welfare has started a special drive in Kargil District from 7th of August which will continue for a period of one month.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">All Panchayat Halqas/villages of the district are being covered under the special drive, during which the Sarpanchs and ICDS functionaries will assist the field functionaries of the department to gather information about the left-out beneficiaries.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: black;">While talking to AIR News, District Social Welfare Officer of Kargil Aga Syed Jamal said that this happening for the first time that all the left out beneficiaries will be covered and its expected that the number of beneficiaries will cross 9,000 mark from the current 8,000.This will help the beneficiaries to avail benefits from schemes like Old Age Pension, Social Security Schemes.</span><br />''  <br />