State Congress has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party Government of Madhya Pradesh has deprived elderly pensioners with over Rs 110 crore.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee President and MP Kantilal Bhuria in a statement here on Wednesday alleged that the BJP government failed to include its share of amount in the amount provided by the Central Government for the BPl elderly pension. The BJP government’s inaction caused dear to BPl pensioners with over Rs 110 crore, he added.
Bhuria said, “The BJP government has done pomp and show for lowering the age limit of BPl pensioners from 65 to 60 years, but it failed to add a single paisa in the pension amount provided to them.”
Bhuria further said that Madhya Pradesh is the only state in the country that has kept the State share to minimum in the social security pension provided to elderly of BPl category. The BPl elderly pensioners now get Rs 200 per month that is provided by the Central Government, he added.
He said that similarly the pension amount provided under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) has been raised from Rs 200 to Rs 500 per month. State Government does not adds any share in this amount also while the other states include their share from Rs 100 to Rs 500 due to that the pension amount becomes from Rs 600 to Rs 1,000 per month. The elderly should be in the priority list of the state so that they should not face problems, he added.