NEW DELHI: Mizoram gives a mere Rs 100 every month under the state disability pension scheme to the 200 beneficiaries registered with it, the Rajya Sabha was informed by the government on Wednesday.
Things are no better in the bigger and populous states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh where the pension amount is a meagre Rs 300. The number of beneficiaries is over 12.12 lakh in Maharashtra and over 4.79 lakh in MP. Nagaland too gives its 4,872 beneficiaries only Rs 300.
In states like Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Meghalaya the state pension amount is a low Rs 200. A large state like West Bengal gives beneficiaries Rs 700 to the 66,491 beneficiaries and Uttar Pradesh provides Rs 1,000 (11.17 lakh beneficiaries).
It is Telangana with over 5.69 lakh beneficiaries which doles out the highest pension amount of Rs 3,016, followed by Andhra Pradesh (6.59 lakh beneficiaries) that provides Rs 3,000. In the Union territory of Puducherry (20,952 beneficiaries), the pension ranges from Rs 2,000 to a maximum of Rs 3,800.
This data was shared by the ministry of rural development in Rajya Sabha in response to a question on beneficiaries supported through state pension schemes and the amount they receive each month. The states giving a monthly pension of Rs 2,000 and more include Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
While this data pertains to only state pensions, the monthly pension given under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme to beneficiaries across the country too remains very low at a mere Rs 300. This amount in addition to the state government’s aid for beneficiaries who are eligible for both the central and state grant still fails to fulfill the needs disabled where the state pensions are also very low.
Reacting to the state pension data, National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) general secretary Muralidharan said, “The numbers shows the apathy towards the disabled and also underlines the fact that wherever movements and advocacy has been stronger the incumbent governments have been forced to enhance pensions.”
He added that the central assistance through pension has been static for over a decade now and the Rs 300 needs urgent revision.
Things are no better in the bigger and populous states like Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh where the pension amount is a meagre Rs 300. The number of beneficiaries is over 12.12 lakh in Maharashtra and over 4.79 lakh in MP. Nagaland too gives its 4,872 beneficiaries only Rs 300.
In states like Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Meghalaya the state pension amount is a low Rs 200. A large state like West Bengal gives beneficiaries Rs 700 to the 66,491 beneficiaries and Uttar Pradesh provides Rs 1,000 (11.17 lakh beneficiaries).
It is Telangana with over 5.69 lakh beneficiaries which doles out the highest pension amount of Rs 3,016, followed by Andhra Pradesh (6.59 lakh beneficiaries) that provides Rs 3,000. In the Union territory of Puducherry (20,952 beneficiaries), the pension ranges from Rs 2,000 to a maximum of Rs 3,800.
This data was shared by the ministry of rural development in Rajya Sabha in response to a question on beneficiaries supported through state pension schemes and the amount they receive each month. The states giving a monthly pension of Rs 2,000 and more include Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
While this data pertains to only state pensions, the monthly pension given under the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme to beneficiaries across the country too remains very low at a mere Rs 300. This amount in addition to the state government’s aid for beneficiaries who are eligible for both the central and state grant still fails to fulfill the needs disabled where the state pensions are also very low.
Reacting to the state pension data, National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD) general secretary Muralidharan said, “The numbers shows the apathy towards the disabled and also underlines the fact that wherever movements and advocacy has been stronger the incumbent governments have been forced to enhance pensions.”
He added that the central assistance through pension has been static for over a decade now and the Rs 300 needs urgent revision.
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