Enhancement of Old Age/Widow/Disabled Pensions in AP
Rural Development
Department – Social Security Pensions – Enhancement of scale of pension to Old
Age Persons, Widow Category and Disabled category – Orders – Issued.
PANCHAYAT
RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD.I) DEPARTMENT
ORDER:
As
part of welfare programmes, the Government has been implementing various
Pension Schemes for the most needy and vulnerable people i.e., persons with old
age, widows, people with disabilities and weavers to provide them succor. In
the reference 3rd read above a proposal has been received from the
Chief Executive Officer, SERP for enhancement of scale of pension to Old Age
Persons, Widows, Disabled category persons.
2. Government
after careful examination of the matter have decided to enhance the existing
rate of pension to Rs.1,000/- per month to the old age persons, widows,
weavers, toddy tappers, ART cases and Disabled persons with 40% to 79% degree
of disability, and Rs.1,500/- per month to the persons with 80% and above
degree of disability to provide more secured life to them.
3. The
pensions enhanced in respect of various categories as stated at para two above
shall come into effect from September 2014, and to be paid from 2.10.2014.
4. The
Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty, A.P., Hyderabad
5. This
order issues with the concurrence of Finance Department, vide their U.O.No.43/PFS/2014,
Dated:19.06.2014.
.
(BY
ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
S. P. TUCKER
SPL.CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT AND 
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