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Govt Planning to Increase Pension for Senior Citizens, PWDs by Rs 500
The Business Guardian
|May 29, 2025
The Delhi Government is planning to increase the monthly pension for senior citizens and persons with disabilities by Rs 500 to provide additional financial support to these sections.
According to a source, the Department of Social Welfare has drafted the proposal and submitted it to the Cabinet, which has now referred it to the Finance Department for further evaluation. Once cleared by the Finance Department, the proposal will return to the Cabinet for final approval.
This story is from the May 29, 2025 edition of The Business Guardian.
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