Odisha CM approves proposal to include 4 lakh more beneficiaries in MBPY
1 year, 1 month ago

Odisha CM approves proposal to include 4 lakh more beneficiaries in MBPY

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved the proposal to include four lakh more beneficiaries under government’s social security scheme Madhu Babu Pension Yojana. The beneficiaries up to the age of 79 years are eligible to get monthly pension of Rs 500 while those above 80 years are paid Rs 700 per month. Similarly, persons with 40 per cent to 59 per cent disability are entitled to monthly pension of Rs 500 and those with more than 60 per cent disability get Rs 700. The persons above 80 years having more than 60 per cent disability are paid Rs 900 monthly pension under MBPY.

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Odisha government to merge Mamata scheme with PMMVY, raise incentive for birth of girl child to Rs 12K
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha government to merge Mamata scheme with PMMVY, raise incentive for birth of girl child to Rs 12K

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Tuesday announced to integrate of its Mamata scheme with Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and provide an enhanced cash incentive of Rs 2,000 to women on delivery of a girl child. As per the decision taken by Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, women with a newborn son will receive Rs 10,000, while those with a …

Welfare and development are our priorities, says Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Welfare and development are our priorities, says Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav

The Hindu  

Welfare and development of the State are priorties of the NDA government, says Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav. Mr. Keshav, along with district Collector V. Vinod Kumar, disbursed pension to the beneficiaries at their doorstep at Palturu village of Vidapanakallu mandal in Uravakonda Assembly constituency on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Keshav said the NDA government increased the …

CM Mohan Charan Majhi launches enhanced pension for octogenarians and Divyangs
2 months, 1 week ago

CM Mohan Charan Majhi launches enhanced pension for octogenarians and Divyangs

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Fulfilling yet another promise made by the BJP before the elections, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday launched the enhanced pension for citizens aged 80 and above as well as for those with 80 per cent or more disability. Distributing the enhanced pension to a select few at a state-level programme in Dharanidhar University, Keonjhar, the chief minister …

Odisha to give ₹20,000 monthly pension for those jailed during Emergency
2 months, 1 week ago

Odisha to give ₹20,000 monthly pension for those jailed during Emergency

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party -led Odisha government on Monday approved a monthly pension of ₹20,000 and free healthcare for those jailed during Emergency in 1975-77. Besides doubling pension of freedom fighters, chief minister Mohan Majhi on January 2 announced that those who were arrested under MISA during the emergency period will be eligible for a monthly pension of ₹20,000. …

Andhra Pradesh a role model in pensions, says CM Chandrababu Naidu
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh a role model in pensions, says CM Chandrababu Naidu

New Indian Express  

ANANTAPUR: Reiterating that the State government is committed to the uplift of the downtrodden and poor people, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has said Andhra Pradesh is the only State in the country that provides the highest social security pension to a large number of people. “We are providing social security pensions to 64 lakh people, and in the last …

Delhi govt to add 80,000 more beneficiaries under old-age pension scheme | Know eligibility, benefits, process
4 months ago

Delhi govt to add 80,000 more beneficiaries under old-age pension scheme | Know eligibility, benefits, process

India TV News  

The Delhi government on Monday announced a pension scheme for 80,000 additional senior citizens, raising the total number of beneficiaries to 5.3 lakh. Addressing a press conference, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said that the Delhi government is committed to social welfare and highlighted that the decision to pay old-age pension to more people is being implemented following Cabinet approval on …

Andhra Pradesh: CM Naidu Lauds Record Pension Distribution to 97% Beneficiaries
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: CM Naidu Lauds Record Pension Distribution to 97% Beneficiaries

Deccan Chronicle  

Taking to X, the CM wrote, "It gave me immense pleasure that 67 lakh beneficiaries have received their revised pension at their doorstep on the 1st of this month, which amounted to ₹2,737 crore. "Chandrababu said it is the responsibility of the state government to ensure financial security for differently abled, old-aged and other beneficiaries. The revised pension will be …

Odisha Budget 2024-25: Rs 2.65 Lakh Crore Focuses on Welfare and Development
8 months ago

Odisha Budget 2024-25: Rs 2.65 Lakh Crore Focuses on Welfare and Development

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Odisha government on Thursday presented Rs.2.65 lakh crore budget for the financial year 2024-25 with more special focus on agriculture, infrastructure, welfare and Odia Asmita. Presenting the budget, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, who also holds the finance portfolio, proposed the administrative expenditure at Rs 97, 725 crore and the programme expenditure of Rs 1,55,000 …

Senior Citizens In Andhra Pradesh Overjoyed As Govt Raises Pension To Rs 7,000
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senior Citizens In Andhra Pradesh Overjoyed As Govt Raises Pension To Rs 7,000

News 18  

The old people in a district in Andhra Pradesh are experiencing boundless joy through an arts and pension program. The pension distribution initiative, especially active in the Kakinada Rural, Prattipadu, Jaggampet and Tuni constituencies of the joint East Godavari districts, begins early at 5 am. Unlike before, when volunteers would deliver pensions door-to-door, the current method involves personal visits by …

Chandrababu Naidu launches distribution of enhanced social security pension of ₹4,000 per month in Andhra Pradesh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandrababu Naidu launches distribution of enhanced social security pension of ₹4,000 per month in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

PENUMAKA Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the distribution of social security pensions amounting to ₹4,408 crore under NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme on July 1. Each beneficiary was given ₹7,000, including July month’s pension of ₹4,000 and the arrears of ₹1,000 each for April, May and June Mr. Naidu called it the beginning of a fresh chapter in welfare. The …

Haryana Chief Minister doles out ₹100 crore benefits under three schemes with eye on polls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Chief Minister doles out ₹100 crore benefits under three schemes with eye on polls

The Hindu  

On a spree to hand over benefits of various social welfare schemes ahead of the Assembly polls, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini on June 30 provided benefits amounting to more than ₹100.68 crores to 83,633 beneficiaries under three ambitious schemes. At a State-level programme in Panipat, Mr. Saini disbursed ₹22.59 crores to 75,330 beneficiaries under the Social Security Pension Scheme …

Andhra Pensioners get a surprise visit from CM Naidu
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pensioners get a surprise visit from CM Naidu

Deccan Chronicle  

In a first of its kind, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu delivered the social security pension at the doorstep of the beneficiaries in person at 6.00 am in an ST Colony at Penumaka village of Tadepalli mandal in Guntur district on Monday.The CM arrived at the houses of the beneficiaries and delivered the pension amount into their hands after the …

97.91% social security pensions distributed in AP
10 months, 3 weeks ago

97.91% social security pensions distributed in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

The pension distribution started on May 1. Shashi Bhushan said under door to door disbursement, 15,95,482 pensions have been disbursed out of 16,57,361 pensions. The principal secretary said the government has decided to convert DBT failure pensioners into the door-to-door distribution category. Principal secretary Shashi Bhushan Kumar on Friday said 97.91 per cent of social security pensions have already been …

Chandrababu Naidu promises to enhance social security pension to Rs 4,000 from Rs 3,000
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Chandrababu Naidu promises to enhance social security pension to Rs 4,000 from Rs 3,000

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Days after announcing to extend Rs 4,000 monthly pension to people belonging to the Backward Classes, TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday promised to enhance social security pension for all those who satisfy age criteria in different categories to Rs 4,000 from the current Rs 3,000, once the tripartite alliance comes to power. Naidu, who is on a …

Eye on polls: BJD govt in Odisha hikes old age pension amount by 500
1 year, 1 month ago

Eye on polls: BJD govt in Odisha hikes old age pension amount by 500

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In an apparent move to impress the elderly voters in Odisha, the state government Saturday hiked the monthly financial assistance given to them under the Madhu Babu Pension scheme. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the hike by Rs 500.With this hike, a beneficiary will be entitled to receive a minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000. After the hike, beneficiaries …

Andhra Pradesh budget: Robust social safety net in place for vulnerable groups
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh budget: Robust social safety net in place for vulnerable groups

New Indian Express  

VIJAYWADA: The YSRC government has once again accorded top priority to the welfare sector in its vote-on-account budget presented in the AP Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. In his budget speech, Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranth highlighted that the government tailored a robust social safety net to address the needs of the economically and socially vulnerable sections. “A whopping Rs 2.53 lakh …

AP CM Jagan's New Year Bonanza
1 year, 2 months ago

AP CM Jagan's New Year Bonanza

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The government of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is offering an increase in social security pension under the YSR Pension Kanuka, as a New Year bonanza from January 1 to 66.34 lakh beneficiaries in AP. Deputy chief minister Budi Mutyala Naidu said the Jagan government “provided financial assistance to the elderly, single women, widows, the disabled, weavers, toddy …

Odisha govt., Centre face off over implementation of another Central scheme
1 year, 4 months ago

Odisha govt., Centre face off over implementation of another Central scheme

The Hindu  

The Odisha government’s reluctance to implement the Centrally- Launched on September 7, 2022, the scheme aims to establish over 14,500 schools across the country and 6,207 schools have been identified in the first phase. The BJD government is yet to respond to two letters from Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the past three months, …

Odisha cabinet approves ₹3,354-crore MSPY nutrition scheme after HC bashing
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha cabinet approves ₹3,354-crore MSPY nutrition scheme after HC bashing

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha cabinet on Wednesday approved expenditure of Rs. 3,354.4 crore under the Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana to significantly alter the nutrition goals of adolescent girls, pregnant women & lactating mothers, severely acute malnourished and severely underweight children of under 6 years of age across the state over a period of five years. 250 crore, it was raised by nearly …

52 lakh benefit monthly from Aasara pension
2 years, 2 months ago

52 lakh benefit monthly from Aasara pension

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: After Rythu Bandhu, the maximum number of beneficiaries reaped benefits from Telangana's Aasara pension scheme after the BRS government reduced the beneficiaries' age limit from 65 to 57. While 70.54 lakh farmers receive Rythu Bandhu twice a year, 44.54 lakh people receive Aasara pensions each month. They together received Rs 52,358 crore in the last eight years since the …

Andhra Pradesh government to pay YSR Pension Kanuka from today
2 years, 5 months ago

Andhra Pradesh government to pay YSR Pension Kanuka from today

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: All is set for payment of YSR Pension Kanuka social security pensions to 62,53,370 beneficiaries in 26 districts of Andhra Pradesh from Saturday to October 5. Announcing this on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister Budi Mutyala Naidu, who holds the panchayat raj and rural development portfolio, said ₹1,590.50 crore required for paying the pensions have already been released through welfare …

Hike in old-age pension from January, says Jagan
2 years, 6 months ago

Hike in old-age pension from January, says Jagan

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Addressing a meeting after the launch of the third phase of the state-wide YSR Cheyutha scheme from Animiganipalli in Kuppam constituency, the chief minister said the scheme would help women of SC, ST and Backward Classes in running their families with pride. “Under the YSR Cheyutha, the beneficiary women receive a cash assistance of …

Himachal CM attempts to woo pensioners; ₹280 crore transferred to 6.35 lakh beneficiaries
2 years, 10 months ago

Himachal CM attempts to woo pensioners; ₹280 crore transferred to 6.35 lakh beneficiaries

Hindustan Times  

Aiming to achieve “Mission Repeat”, which hasn’t happened in Himachal in since 1985, chief minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday attempted to woo beneficiaries of various social security pension schemes. Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur during the social security pension disbursal event at Shahpur in Kangra on Monday Addressing a social security pension disbursal event at Shahpur in Kangra district …

Punjab govt recovers Rs 28.97 crore from bank accounts of dead pensioners
2 years, 11 months ago

Punjab govt recovers Rs 28.97 crore from bank accounts of dead pensioners

India Today  

The Punjab Government has recovered Rs.28.97 crore from bank accounts of deceased beneficiaries of various social security schemes. While disclosing this here, Punjab Social Security, Women and Child Development Minister Baljit Kaur said, "After assuming the charge of office, the officials of Social Security, Women and Child Development Department were directed to thoroughly review all the schemes to ensure judicious …

Odisha Govt Raises Incentive to Rs 2.5 Lakh for Marrying People with Disabilities
4 years, 1 month ago

Odisha Govt Raises Incentive to Rs 2.5 Lakh for Marrying People with Disabilities

News 18  

The Odisha Government has enhanced the amount of incentive for marrying a divyang person from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2,50,000 per eligible couple, an official said. The incentive amount under the scheme has now been enhanced from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2,50,000 per eligible couple, Bhaskar Sharma, commissioner-cum-secretary of Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department, wrote to …

Family Pension BIG Update: Modi govt announces massive hike | Details
4 years, 1 month ago

Family Pension BIG Update: Modi govt announces massive hike | Details

India TV News  

In a welcome development for those availing family pensions, the Centre has raised the upper ceiling from Rs 45,000 to Rs 1.25 lakh per month, Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced on Friday. Family pensions will now be restricted to Rs 1,25,000 per month The minister said that the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare has issued a clarification on the …

From April 1, Aadhaar must for welfare pension in Odisha
5 years, 2 months ago

From April 1, Aadhaar must for welfare pension in Odisha

The Hindu  

The Odisha government has announced that from April 1 only beneficiaries with Aadhaar card will be given pension under the National Social Assistance Programme and the Madhubabu Pension Yojana. ‘Ensuring transparency’ In a letter addressed to all collectors, Bhaskar Sarma, secretary, Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department, said: “Aadhaar seeding needs to be enhanced to 100% immediately …

K Chandrasekar Rao's TRS fulfils electoral promise, Telangana doubles social security pension for senior citizens and widows
5 years, 8 months ago

K Chandrasekar Rao's TRS fulfils electoral promise, Telangana doubles social security pension for senior citizens and widows

Firstpost  

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Wednesday decided to double the social security pension provided to various sections, including senior citizens, widows, persons with disabilities and beedi workers, fulfilling an electoral promise of ruling TRS. The decision taken at a meeting of the state cabinet on Wednesday night would cost the exchequer Rs 12,000 crore annually, out of which the state …

Ahead of Rajasthan polls, group of protesters say 'will choose NOTA' if govt doesn't agree to universal-standard pension
6 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of Rajasthan polls, group of protesters say 'will choose NOTA' if govt doesn't agree to universal-standard pension

Firstpost  

Swarlal from Bhilwara in Rajasthan has been sitting under a tree at Parliament Street, listening attentively to speakers demanding that the government disburse universal pension of Rs 3,000 for the elderly, single women and specially-abled people. New Delhi: Swarlal from Bhilwara in Rajasthan has been sitting under a tree at Parliament Street, listening attentively to speakers demanding that the government …

Odisha supplementary budget of Rs 6014 crore placed in assembly
8 years, 3 months ago

Odisha supplementary budget of Rs 6014 crore placed in assembly

New Indian Express  

Besides, social sector departments like health and family welfare and Panchayati Raj departments have got provision of Rs 464.94 crore and Rs 542.94 crore respectively. The finance minister said out of the Rs 795.97 crore provision for the non-plan sector, Rs 85 crore has been earmarked for enhanced scholarship for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students while Rs 35.74 crore …

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