The Delhi government has made a big announcement for the elderly of Delhi. Atishi government of Delhi has announced to give pension to the elderly of Delhi. Actually, the Delhi government is going to start a new old age pension for 80 thousand elderly people.
The pension has been announced by former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal. While making the announcement, Kejriwal said, ‘One and a quarter lakh pensions have been added in our government. Now a total of 5 lakh 30 thousand elderly people will get pension. Wherever I used to go, the elderly used to demand pension. This has been implemented by the Delhi government. Ten thousand applications have been received in the last 24 hours.’
Who will get old age pension and how much?
1. Two thousand rupees will be given every month to a person aged 60-69 years.
2. An elderly person of 70 years or above will be given Rs 2500 per month.
Paperwork is complete
Let us tell you that before the Lok Sabha elections, the AAP government of Delhi had announced to implement its ambitious scheme Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana soon. The paperwork for this scheme is almost complete.
Who will get Mahila Samman Nidhi?
The benefit of this scheme will be given financial assistance to those women between 18 and 60 years of age who are neither government employees nor pay taxes. Women will be eligible for the honorarium of Mukhyamantri Samman Yojana on submitting self-declaration and Aadhar card. According to official estimates, about 50 lakh women in Delhi are likely to benefit from this scheme.
