Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement is providing social pension to elderly people over 85-year old across the nation. During the outbreak of COVID-19, additional assistance is also provided to the elderly by the ministry.

Officials from the township Department of Immigration and Population conducted the collective granting of ID cards to local people in Saikkhaung Village and Kaunghmutan Village in Mong Shat Township, Shan State yesterday.

Officials from the township Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement provided cash aid to People above 60 years old, pregnant women and a child below five years old in Quarantine center at the sports hall of Paukkhaung Township, Pyay District, Bago Region yesterday.

The township Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement and the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund jointly provided social pension to elderly people above 85 years old in Momauk Township, Kachin State yesterday.

With the aim of boosting the income of local people and their socio-economic status, staff from the township Department of Rural Development disbursed loans to implement emerald green projects to members of village emerald green project committee amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in Kayan Township, Yangon Region yesterday on a door-to-door basis.

An event to provide cash assistance to the disaster victims was held at the office of Department of Disaster Management in Saku Township, Magway Region yesterday evening.