Delhi State Cabinet Hiked Monthly Pensions of Senior Citizens

Oct 18, 2011, 12:39 IST

India Current Affairs 2011. Delhi state cabinet on 17 October 2011 hiked monthly pensions of senior citizens who are 70 years old and above

Delhi state cabinet on 17 October 2011 hiked monthly pensions of senior citizens who are 70 years old and above from 1000 rupees/month to 1500 rupees/month. The hike in pension will be effective from 1 October 2011.

The pension will be sanctioned under the Old Age Financial Assistance Scheme of Social Welfare department. The hiked pension is likely to benefit more than 1.6 lakh senior citizens in the mentioned group. The government will release an additional budget allocation of 34 crore rupees to implement the scheme.

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