<span style="color: #222222;">The Social Welfare schemes, being implemented by the Social Welfare Department, have helped lakhs of beneficiaries to steer through the difficult times of global Covid-19 pandemic. <br />''<br />''As per the Department, it is providing pension to 3, 66,326 citizens under the two Schemes. The pensioners have been paid the pension upto April, 2020, while for the month of May it would be released in the first week of June, 2020. <br />''<br />''In addition to the regular two Pension Schemes, the Department has disbursed an additional sum of Rs. 500/ each to around 4503 pensioners – as an ex-gratia relief under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojna (PMGKY). The second instalment of another Rs.500/- under the Scheme would be disbursed soon.  <br />''<br />''The Department has disbursed Scholarships to over one Lakh students under different Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and UT Government Schemes.</span><br />