Intensive Household Survey 2014 Overview
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Aasara Pensions
The pension scheme was started in 8 November 2014 by Chief
Minister of Telangana, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar
Rao in Kothur in Mahboobnagar district.
As a part of its welfare measures and social safety net
strategy, the Telangana government has introduced the
"Aasara" pensions, with a view to ensure secured life with
dignity for all the poor.
‘Aasara' pension scheme is meant to protect the most
vulnerable sections of society in particular the old and infirm,
people with HIV-AIDS, widows, incapacitated weavers and
toddy tappers, who have lost their means of livelihood with
growing age, in order to support their day to day minimum
needs required to lead a life of dignity and social security.
The Telangana Government introduced "Aasara" - a new
Pension scheme - enhancing the monthly pension from Rs. 200
to Rs. 1000 for the old aged, widows, weavers, toddy tappers
and AIDS patients and Rs. 500 to Rs. 1500 for disabled persons.
While the pension amount of Rs 1,000 has been hiked to Rs
2,016 to all categories, pension amount of Rs 1,500 given to
differently-abled persons has been increased to Rs 3,016.
Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao promised to double the
pension amounts to beneficiaries and also revise the age limit
for old-age pensioners from 65 years to 57 years.View entire presentation