The Punjab government today cleared total backlog of Old Age Pensions by releasing the pending pensions for the month of September and October.Stating this here today Social Security Minister Surjit Kumar Jayani said that the Punjab Finance department today released an amount of Rs. 90 crore to be disbursed among 16.40 lakh beneficiaries of the state. The Minister has directed the officers at the district levels to ensure timely disbursement of the financial assistance to the pensioners. He said that state Social Welfare Department has linked the bank accounts of the pensioners with Aadhar cards to weed out fake claimants.