Pension for senior citizens under BPL likely to go up

In the senior citizen category, pensions could go up to Rs 1,000 per month from Rs 500 now for those above 80 years of age and to Rs 500 per month from Rs 200 now for people up to 79 years. The proposed revamp of the rural development ministry’s programme will also see linking of pension rates to inflation and using the SECC data to identify beneficiaries.

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