Over 6.62 lakh elderly citizens of State are availing the benefits of monthly pension under Indira Gandhi National Old-age Scheme conducted by Social Welfare Department of State Government.
Under this scheme, the senior citizens from BPl families belonging to age group 60-79 years are provided monthly pension of Rs300 each, while those of age above 80 are paid the monthly pension of Rs600 per month.
Officials of Social Welfare Department informed that under Indira Gandhi Old-age Pension Scheme, about 35,906 senior citizens of Raipur districts are being provided with the regular monthly pension. Similarly 33,886 beneficiaries in Baloda-Bazar district, 14,820 beneficiaries in Gariaband district, 31,537 beneficiaries in Mahasamund district, 16,318 beneficiaries in Dhamtari district, 25,525 beneficiaries in Durg district, 16,864 beneficiaries in Balod district, 16, 401 beneficiaries in Bemetara district, 28,521 beneficiaries in Rajnandgaon district, 24,520 beneficiaries in Kabeerdham district, 17,835 beneficiaries in Bastar district, 12,478 beneficiaries in Kondagaon district, and 4,594 benficiaries in South Bastar (Dantewada) district are availing the monthly pensions under the scheme.
Departmental officials informed that 6,831 senior citizens in Sukma district, 14,905 in North Bastar (Kanker) district, 4,770 in Bijapur district, 3,274 in Narayanpur district, 78,247 in Bilaspur district, 25,188 in Mungeli Dinstrict, 26,515 in Korba district, 59,642 in Janjgir-Champa district, 50,562 in Raigarh district, 20,317 in Jashpur district, 35,043 in Sarguja district, 21,733 in Balrampur district, 24,382 in Surajpur district and 12,247 in Korea district are being provided monthly pension under Indira Gandhi Old-age Pension Scheme.