The distribution of social security pensions for November began across the State on Thursday. A sum of ₹1,585 crore was released to the village/ward secretariats through welfare corporations for disbursement to 62.31 lakh pensioners from December 1 to 5.
According to a press release by Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Panchayat Raj and Village and Ward Secretariats B. Mutyala Naidu, the village and ward volunteers disbursed pensions amounting to ₹1,320.88 crore to 51.94 lakh beneficiaries till 5.30 p.m.
Aged persons, widows, disabled and single women account for a major chunk (roughly ₹1,462 crore) of the pension beneficiaries. The pensions include those given by the the APCRDA to 17,173 landless poor in Amaravati. A total of 2.66 lakh volunteers and 15,000 ward welfare development secretaries and education assistants took part in the exercise.
