As many as 48,57,460 persons in the State are getting monthly pension and social assistance under the National Social Assistance (NSA) scheme. Among them are old aged, widow, Persons with disability, leprosies, AIDS patients, Single women, distressed, eunuchs and Covid orphans.
While replying to a question of Badachana BJD MLA Amar Prasad Satpathy, State Social Security and Disability welfare Minister Ashoka Pand said, they have been provided with Rs 500, Rs 700 and Rs 900 for various categories. At present, there is no proposal for increasing the pension amount, added Panda.
Among the various social groups, under Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme 14,18,631 persons are included, under the India Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme 5,22,185 people are getting pension assistance, under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme at least 82,940 persons are provide with the benefit and under Madhubabu Pension scheme of the State Government 28,33,704 persons are provide pension.