As per instructions of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao the government has taken a decision to give pensions to people in the 57 years age group in Telangana state.
This was informed by Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister E Dayakar Rao. He informed that the state government has decided to extend pension to 57 years age people.
Earlier the government used to give pensions to the 60 years age group in the state. With the decrease of age limit as many as 662000 people will get pension benefits, the Minister said.
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The new pensions for 57 years will be started by the Chief Minister soon, he said. On the lines of rythu bhima, weavers and today tappers will get insurance facilities in the state, Dayakar Rao said. Works of a super specialty hospital in Warangal will begin soon, he added.
With the Chief Minister taking a call the officials concerned began exercise in this regard he claimed. Soon all the eligible people of 57 years will get pensions in our state, he said. The chief minister instructed finance and other wings to get data from the districts and details are ready in this regard.
In my 40 years of political career I never had seen such a welfare government and the Chief Minister, Dayakar Rao said. The chief minister is giving priority for the welfare of the people and decreased the age limit to 57 years from 60 years.
SOURCE-NSS
