New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Apni Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir has urged the National Conference (NC) led Jammu and Kashmir state government to fulfil the party's election manifesto promise and formally increase monthly pension from Rs.1,000 to Rs.3,000, according to a report by local publication Greater Kashmir.

Mir urged that monthly pension be enhanced to benefit the elderly, orphans, widows and other vulnerable sections of society, the report said. He also called for release of pending pension payments reportedly not being received by beneficiaries over the past four months, it added.

Mir said delay in payments is causing considerable hardship to those who depend on the assistance for their daily needs. "The monthly pension may not mean ...