Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday announced a major relief for millions of elders, widows and needy of the state. Now the pension amount received under the Social Security Pension Scheme has been increased more than double. Earlier, where only 400 rupees were available every month, now this amount has been increased to 1100 rupees. This decision has been taken at a time when assembly elections are going to be held in the state in the next few months. In such a situation, this decision is being considered as a big step of the government before the election.
This increase in pension will give a lot of support to poor, destitute and old people and will help in meeting their everyday needs. This step of the government has been taken with the aim of strengthening social security and providing financial help.
What did the Chief Minister say,
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wrote on the social media platform ‘X’ (East Twitter), “I am happy to say that now old age, widowed women and disabled people will get a pension of Rs 1100 every month.” He further said that the elderly are precious part of the society and spending life with their dignity and respect is the priority of the state government.
I am happy to say that under the Social Security Pension Scheme, all the elderly, disabled and widow women will now get Rs 1100 pension instead of Rs 400 every month. All the beneficiaries will get pension from the month of July at an increased rate. This amount in the account of all the beneficiaries is 10 of the month…
– Nitish Kumar (@Nitishkumar) June 21, 2025
How many people will benefit,
According to the government, about 1 crore 9 lakh 69 thousand 255 beneficiaries will directly benefit from this scheme. These steps are being considered a big step towards making the elderly and needy people financially strong.
How much pension was available earlier
The Chief Minister Vriddhijan Pension Yojana is an important scheme of the Government of Bihar, under which financial assistance is provided to the needy elders of the state. Earlier, the elderly of 60 to 79 years were given a monthly pension of Rs 400 and 80 years or older, who used to go directly to their bank account. The beneficiary needs to be a resident of Bihar and should not get pension from any other scheme. The scheme started in 2019-20 and since then there was a demand to increase pension.
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