LAGATAR24 NETWORK
Ranchi, April 30: The number of beneficiaries under the State Pension Scheme has increased from 6,60,871 to 14,34,314 in the last two years. Under the Chief Minister State Old Age Pension Scheme, an increase of 5,77,426 in the number of new beneficiaries has been registered in these two years.
Till December 31, 2019, 3,45,168 old aged people were taking benefits of this scheme, while by April 28, 2022, their number has increased to 9,22,594.
During this, the new beneficiaries were given the benefits of the scheme. In this way, the number of beneficiaries of Swami Vivekananda Nishakt Swavalamban Protsahan Yojana has increased by 53.92 percent in two years.
As of December 31, 2019, 87,796 people with disabilities were added, while till April 28, 2022, the numbers turned out to be 1,87,876. As of December 2019, 1,72,196 beneficiaries were getting the benefit of Mukhyamantri Rajya Nirashrit Mahila Samman Pension Yojana, which increased to 2,57,434 by April 28, 2022.
From December 2019 to April 2022, 874 new beneficiaries have been added to the Chief Minister State Pension Scheme for People suffering from HIV/AIDS, increasing the number from 3,375 to 4,249.
Through the Aapke Adhikar, Aapki Sarkar, Aapke Dwar campaign 2,89,903 applications under the Chief Minister State Old Age Pension Scheme, 64,986 under the Mukhyamantri Rajya Nirashrit Mahila Pension Scheme, 18,782 of the Divyang Pension scheme, 135 of the Chief Minister’s State Pension Scheme for those suffering from HIV/AIDS and 4,057 applications for the Mukhyamantri Rajya Aadim Janjaati Pension Scheme have been executed.
About 2,15,000 eligible people with disability are being provided with pensions under the State and National Social Assistance Pension Scheme. According to an estimate, about 2,75,000 people with disabilities in the state do not have certificates of proof.
To solve this issue, a special drive has been running from March 1 and with the help of health camps as well as through the Swavalamban Portal, programmes are being run to generate UDID cards for eligible people.
Against the set target of 2.75 lakh, 58,969 people with disability were surveyed out of which the details of 18,469 beneficiaries were entered on the Swavalamban Portal for providing disability certificates through UDID card.
