Pension disbursal in one go on July 1: CS

Chief Secretary to the AP Government, Nirab Kumar Prasad, has asserted that the distribution of social security pensions will commence on July 1. He was addressing a virtual conference from the State Secretariat with the Collectors of all districts to oversee the implementation of the NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme.
The CS directed Village/Ward Secretariat staff to deliver pensions directly to beneficiaries’ homes starting from 6 am on July 1, aiming for completion on the same day. Each employee has been assigned 50 households, with additional government personnel available as needed.
Pension amounts totalling Rs 7,000 will be distributed among 11 sub-categories of pensioners, including Rs 4000 for July and Rs 1000 per month for April, May, and June. The CS instructed for adjustments in pension amounts for other categories as per current government guidelines.
Rashtra Griha Nirman, Special CS of Village/Ward Secretariats Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary of Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Shashi Bhushan, Secretaries of Finance Department Saurabh Gaur and Satyanarayana, Director of Village/Ward Secretariats Department Siva Prasad, along with district Collectors, participated virtually.