Correct Answer : Telangana
Telangana government has introduced the 'Aasara' pensions, with a view to ensuring secured life for all the poor.
It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, physically disabled and beedi workers.
Tahsildar of Asif Nagar, D Sunil Kumar said that 10,000 new Aasara pensions have been sanctioned under Asif Nagar Mandal jurisdiction.
"We have distributed the sanctioned pension in a meeting under the presence of MLAs. The remaining cards are distributed in the morning in the MRO office.
Total pensioners in Asif Nagar Mandal are 35,000 and new pensions are 10,000 and previous old pensions existing are 25,000. Window pensions sanctioned by the Telangana government have been given to respected people," he said.
A beneficiary, Najmunisa expressed her gratitude to
Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao as she received the widow pension card and received
Rs 2,100 through the card..
Source : Business Standard
