80,000 more people to get old-age pension in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal connected Monday said an further 80,000 radical are present eligible for old-age pension successful Delhi, raising the full fig of specified beneficiaries to 5.3 lakh.

Kejriwal said astatine a property league that the Delhi authorities is committed to societal payment and highlighted that the determination to wage old-age pension to much radical is being implemented pursuing Cabinet support connected Sunday.

On Sunday, the Delhi authorities launched a portal for the aged to use for pensions. It has already received 10,000 applications, Kejriwal claimed.

"It is simply a misdeed to halt the pensions of aged people," Kejriwal said, accusing the BJP of halting pensions during his imprisonment.

"After coming out, we not lone restarted the halted pensions but besides added 80,000 caller beneficiaries," helium said.

After this addition, the full fig of pensioners successful Delhi is astir 5.3 lakh, Kejriwal added.

Kejriwal further claimed that Delhi offers the highest pension rates successful the country, with Rs 2,000 provided to individuals aged 60-69 and Rs 2,500 for those aged 70 and above.

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj were besides contiguous astatine the property conference.

Atishi reaffirmed the government's dedication to serving the people, portion Bharadwaj announced plans to widen Rs 5,000 monthly pension to differently-abled individuals.