Pension Payment through smart cards begins - in Tamilnadu

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Chief Minister Jayalalithaa inaugurated through videoconferencing from Chennai the distribution of biometric smart cards to old age pension beneficiaries under the Social Security Scheme at Kattumannarkoil near here on Friday.
The Chief Minister observed that the smart card system would enable the payment at the doorsteps through business correspondents of the respective bank branches in the local area.

Collector V.Amuthavalli, who was responding to the videoconferencing programme held near the MLA office at Kattumannarkoil, thanked the Chief Minister for inaugurating the scheme.

Source :  http://www.thehindu.com/