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Pensioners to get Rs 1,590.50 crore

In a release issued on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister (Panchayat Raj and Rural Development) Budi Mutyala Naidu informed that pension will be disbursed at the doorstep of beneficiaries.

Published: 01st October 2022 05:48 AM  |   Last Updated: 01st October 2022 05:48 AM   |  A+A A-

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By Express News Service

VIJAYAWADA: The stage is set for distribution of pensions to 62.53 lakh beneficiaries from October 1 to 5. The State government has released Rs 1,590.50 crore towards social security pensions to all village/ward secretariats through welfare corporations.

In a release issued on Friday, Deputy Chief Minister (Panchayat Raj and Rural Development) Budi Mutyala Naidu informed that pension will be disbursed at the doorstep of beneficiaries.

A total of 2.66 lakh village/ward volunteers and 15,000 welfare education assistants/ward welfare development secretaries will take part in pension distribution. Call centres set up in DRDA offices of all the districts will monitor pension distribution, he added.

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