Pension scheme will be implemented soon.
At present, over 28 lakh beneficiaries get social security pension of Rs 2,250 per month.
Chandigarh: The Haryana government will bring patients of the state suffering from cancer, HIV and serious kidney ailments under the ambit of its social security pension scheme.
Haryana s Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Om Prakash Yadav, on Tuesday said that on the lines of the old age pension, the state s cancer, kidney and HIV patients will be given a pension of Rs 2,250 per month.
He said that about 25,000 beneficiaries suffering from cancer, serious kidney ailments and HIV will get the benefit.