The Social Insurance Organization (SIO) processed eligible retirement pension applications through the Khatwa Home Projects Program.
This came in implementation of the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, to accept 236 eligible retirement pension applications
Pension salaries were disbursed retroactively to a group of approved applications that met requirements.
The remaining accepted applicants are being contacted by SIO to process their pension salaries.
HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister also instructed forming a government committee to examine 69 applications and determine if they meet pension eligibility criteria, in accordance with legal framework and regulations.
Source: Bahrain News Agency