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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Welfare scheme in Telangana, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox project<br />
| name = Aasara pension<br />
| image = <br />
| type = pension<br />
| budget = ₹500 crores<br />
| established = {{start date|2014|11|8|df=y}}<br />
| location = [[Telangana]], [[India]]<br />
| founder = [[Government of Telangana]]<br />
| chiefminister = [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao]]<br />
| ministry = <br />
| website = <br />
| current_status = Active<br />
}}<br />
'''Aasara pension''' is a pension scheme by the [[Government of Telangana]]. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to [[Old age|old people]], [[Widow|widows]], [[Goud|Goud community]], [[elephantiasis]] patients, [[AIDS]] afflicted people, [[physically disabled]] and [[beedi]] workers.<ref>[http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-04-07/Aasara-Pensions-in-Bangaru-Telangana/219581 Aasara Pensions in Bangaru Telangana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> By March 2018, the number of beneficiaries stood at 42 lakhs.<ref>[http://www.en.etemaaddaily.com/World/Hyderabad/40-lakh-pensioners-under-aasara-pension-scheme-in-telangana:28087 40 lakh pensioners under 'Aasara Pension Scheme' in Telangana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The pension scheme was started on 8 November 2014 by Chief Minister of Telangana, [[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao]] in [[Kothur]] in [[Mahboobnagar district]].<ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/over-24-lakh-people-to-benefit-from-telangana-governments-aasara-pension-scheme/articleshow/45204147.cms Aasara Pension Scheme Government: Over 24 lakh people to benefit from Telangana government's Aasara Pension Scheme - The Economic Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The government is spending ₹5,500 crore every year on the scheme.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://telanganatoday.com/central-govt-other-states-eager-to-study-telanganas-welfare-schemes | title=Central Govt, other States eager to study Telangana’s welfare schemes | work=Telangana Today | date=14 March 2018 | accessdate=20 February 2020}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.aasara.telangana.gov.in/SSPTG/userinterface/portal/loginpage.aspx Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203105845/http://www.aasara.telangana.gov.in/SSPTG/UserInterface/Portal/LoginPage.aspx |date=3 February 2017 }}<br />
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[[Category:Government schemes in Telangana]]<br />
[[Category:KCR Government initiatives]]</div>Anis