A very good news is waiting for pensioners.The Bhajan Lal government of Rajasthan is soon going to increase the amount of Social Security Pension Scheme (RajSSP) for the elderly, disabled, farmers and widows. Education Minister Madan Dilawar has indicated this while holding a press conference in Jodhpur on Friday evening. “Under social security pension, Rs 1,150 is being given now. In the coming time, this amount will be increased to Rs 1500.
The law increases by 15% every year
The scheme was launched in 2013 by the then Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Then the pension amount was kept at Rs 500 per month. Between 2014 and 2018, the pension amount was not increased by the then government. When Ashok Gehlot became the Chief Minister again in 2019, he increased the pension amount to Rs 750 per month. Then in 2023, it increased by 15% per year to a provision of Rs 1000 per month, which currently has more than 90 lakh beneficiaries.
Along with this, he also enacted the Rajasthan Minimum Income Guarantee Act, which provides for a 15% increase in the pension amount every year.
CM Bhajan Lal had increased the amount
From April 1, 2024, CM Bhajan Lal Sharma had announced to increase this pension amount to Rs 1150. This amount was directly transferred by the CM to the bank account of all the beneficiaries on 27 June 2024. The CM also interacted with the beneficiaries by holding a program in Jhunjhunu and then transferred a total of Rs 1038.55 crore to their accounts.
Benefits to 22619 elderly people
This social security pension is like a lifeline for the deprived sections of the people. For many, this pension is a source of livelihood. However, in the last few months, it was reported that the money of this scheme is not coming into the bank accounts of the people. Replying to this, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot had told the House that a total of 23068 old age people have been found eligible to get pension under RajSSP. Of these, 22619 elderly people have started getting the benefit of pension. The cases of the remaining 449 pensioners are pending due to the mistake of e-mitras, on which action will be taken.
