Template:Infobox project Aasara pension is a pension scheme by the Government of Telangana. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, Goud community, elephantiasis patients, AIDS afflicted people, physically disabled and beedi workers.[1] By March 2018, the number of beneficiaries stood at 42 lakhs.[2]
History
The pension scheme was started on 8 November 2014 by Chief Minister of Telangana, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao in Kothur in Mahboobnagar district.[3] The government is spending ₹5,500 crore every year on the scheme.[4]
References
- ↑ Aasara Pensions in Bangaru Telangana
- ↑ 40 lakh pensioners under 'Aasara Pension Scheme' in Telangana
- ↑ Aasara Pension Scheme Government: Over 24 lakh people to benefit from Telangana government's Aasara Pension Scheme - The Economic Times
- ↑ Central Govt, other States eager to study Telangana’s welfare schemes. Telangana Today(14 March 2018).