Aasra pension amount to be enhanced from next month

Hyderabad: Telangana Government on Tuesday issued orders for increase in amount in Social Security Pensions (Aasara Pensions) from the month of June 2019.

The pension amount of Rs. 1,000 for Old Age, Widow, Weavers, Toddy Tappers, Persons with HIV-AIDS, Beedi Workers, Single Women and Filaria Patients will be increased to Rs. 2,016 while the pension for Disabled will be enhanced from present Rs. 1,500 to Rs. 3,016 with effected from June and payable in July, as per the GO Ms No 34 issued by Panchayat Raj and Rural Development issued on Tuesday.