Delhi Govt’s Old Age Pension Scheme: BIG update for senior citizens! Check out monthly pension amount and how to apply

Old Age Pension Scheme in Delhi: Good news for senior citizens living in Delhi. Ahead of the assembly elections, the state government has expanded the old-age pension scheme for seniors.

Aam Aadmi Party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has announced that now more than 5.3 lakh elderly people in Delhi will get a pension of Rs 2,500. In a press conference, he informed that the AAP government has added 80,000 new pensions to the existing 4.5 lakh pensions in the state.

Kejriwal said, “When our government was formed in 2015, 3.32 lakh elderly people used to get pension. Aam Aadmi Party government included 1.25 lakh more elderly people in it. Till now 4.50 lakh people were getting pension, which is being increased to 5.30 lakh.”

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Pension up to Rs 2500 will be given every month

Kejriwal said that there is a big difference between Aam Aadmi Party and BJP governments. In states with double engine government, elderly people are given pension of only Rs 500 to 1000, whereas in Delhi, single engine government is giving pension up to Rs 2500 to the elderly. He said, “BJP’s double engine government causes more losses. AAP’s engine is the right one for Delhi.”

More than 10,000 applications in 24 hours

Kejriwal said, “Today I am happy that pension is being started again for about 5.5 lakh elderly people of Delhi. More than 10,000 applications have been received within 24 hours of the portal being started. BJP had conspired to stop the pension of the elderly, but now your son will get all your work done.”

Rs 2,500 pension to elderly people above 70 years of age

Kejriwal said that people between the age of 60 and 69 years in Delhi are being given a pension of Rs 2,000. Earlier this pension was Rs 1,000, which the AAP government increased to Rs 2,000. At the same time, elderly people above 70 years of age are getting a pension of Rs 2500, which used to be Rs 1,500 earlier.

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This much pension is given in other states

Kejriwal mentioned the pension amount of other states and said that Rs 1150 is given in Rajasthan, Rs 1000 in Uttar Pradesh, Rs 700 in Gujarat, Rs 650 in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, Rs 600 in Maharashtra, Rs 300 in Odisha and Rs 500 in Assam and Goa.

How to apply for Delhi govt’s old-age pension scheme

Senior citizens will have to submit applications online on the e-District portal at http://www.edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in. They need to register through a citizen login or by approaching the concerned District Social Welfare Office. Aadhaar number will be mandatory for completing the application for pension.