Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has termed Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s decision to double social security pension and to bring uniformity in it as a very sensitive and heartfelt move in the direction of social interest.
BJP Madhya Pradesh president and MP Nandkumar Singh Chouhan in a statement here on Wednesday said that the initiative of the chief minister towards poor, destitute and handicapped is heartfelt and this would benefit over 20 lakh people who would now start getting double amount then the earlier sum they were getting.
Chouhan further said that the BJP has implemented the inclusive humanity philosophy of Pundit Deendayal Upadhyaya and by bringing the last man of the society under the ambit of social security brought smile on his face. “The doubled hike in the amount given as social security pension to destitute, deprived, widows and handicapped is a big step. Madhya Pradesh has done remarkable work in the field of poor welfare and the BJP has prepared its agenda on poverty eradication under the leadership of Madhya Pradesh,” he added.
He said that the chief minister Chouhan by doubling the social security pension also brought uniformity in it made the free from helplessness. Now, the disability from childhood to youth would not be their weakness. They would be provided help as handicapped education encouragement and they would be encouraged towards skill development so that they could become self reliant. This increment in the social security pensions would be effective from the current month, he added.