The Tripura Government has decided to bring 29,410 more poverty stricken people under the State’s Social Pension Scheme from January 2024, said a Minister. Presently 3,80,668 people are receiving a benefit of Rs. 2,000 pension under 34 Pension Schemes of the Central and State Government.
The State Government has decided to provide 29,410 impoverished people with the ‘Mukhyamantri’ Social Pension Scheme from January 2024. Each will get Rs. 2,000 pension per month, Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy said on Saturday.
Minister claimed that Tripura has the highest number of people receiving social pensions among North Eastern states in terms of population. While the Central provides social pension to 1,51,348 people under Three schemes, the State Government gives pension to 2,29,320 people under 30 Government schemes.
BJP State spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharjee on Sunday thanked the State Government for the inclusion of more persons in the Chief Minister Pension Scheme.
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