Dehradun, June 4 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the State-Level Mass Awareness and Orientation Programme held at the IRDT Auditorium, Survey Chowk, in Dehradun on Thursday.

On this occasion, he transferred a pension worth Rs 176.59 crore to the accounts of 974,338 beneficiaries. The Chief Minister also administered a pledge for a drug-free society and for the respect and care of senior citizens, according to a release.

Addressing the state-level awareness workshop, the Chief Minister said that the programme would play a significant role in ensuring that social welfare schemes reach the last person in society. He emphasised that the government's objective is to provide the benefits of welfare schemes to...