NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme Enhancement to Rs. 4000

NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme Enhancement to Rs. 4000 Social Security Pensions (SSP) - Enhancement of the existing pension amount for different categories of pensioners and restoring the name of the scheme as “NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme”- Orders - Issued

Rural Development Department - Social Security Pensions (SSP) - Enhancement of the existing pension amount for different categories of pensioners and restoring the name of the scheme as “NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme”- Orders - Issued.

 

PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (RD.I) DEPARTMENT

 

G.O.Ms.No.43  Dated: 13.06.2024

 

Read the following:-

1. G.O.RT.No.67, SW (CV.PCR) Dept, dated:06.02.2019.
2. G.O.Ms.No.103, PR & RD (RD.I) Dept., Dated:30.05.2019.
3. G.O.RT.No.551, HM&FW (D2) Dept, dated:26.10.2019.
4. G.O.RT.No.664, HM&FW(D2) Dept, dated:19.12.2019
5. G.O.Ms.No.96, PR & RD (RD.I) Dept., dated:21.12.2023.
6. From the CEO, SERP, A.P., Vijayawada, e_file.No. SERP- 17021/32/2024-PROJ MANG-ADMIN-SERP, dated:12.06.2024 (comp. No.2466564).

 

Government is committed to the Welfare and development of all segments of the Society. Enhancement of pension amount is a major welfare measure to ameliorate the hardships of the poor and vulnerable sections of the society, particularly the old and infirm, widows, and persons with disability etc., to secure a dignified life.

 

Under the circumstances reported by the Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), in the reference 6^th read above and as part of implementation of the above welfare measures, the Government, after consideration of the matter, hereby order the following:

• Enhancement of existing pension amount from Rs. 3,000/- month to Rs.4,000/- month for OAP, Widow, Weavers, Toddy Toppers, Fishermen, Single Women, Traditional Cobblers, Transgender, ART(PLHIV), Dappu Artists and pensions to Artists.
• Enhancement of disabled persons pension from Rs. 3,000/- to Rs.6,000/- to all persons with disability and multi deformity Leprosy persons.
• Enhancement of pension to fully disabled persons from Rs. 5,000/- to Rs.15,000/-.
• Enhancement of pension amount from Rs. 5,000/- to Rs. 10,000/- for persons with Chronic diseases viz., Bilateral Elephantiasis-Grade 4, Kidney, liver and heart transplant, CKDU not on Dialysis CKD Serum Creatinine of >5 mg, CKDU Not on Dialysis CKD estimated GFR <15 ml, CKDU Not on Dialysis CKD Small contracted kidney.
• The enhanced pensions mentioned at (a) shall be payable from 1^st April, 2024 disbursed from 1^st July, 2024 along with 3 months arrears. Thus the amount to be disbursed under this category will be Rs.7000 in the month of July, 2024. Thereafter Rs.4000/- month shall be disbursed every
• In respect of (b), (c) & (d) mentioned above, the enhanced pension amount shall be disbursed from 1^st July, 2024.
• The name of the Pension scheme shall be restored to “NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme”.
  

The enhancement in different categories of pensions as ordered in para (2) above is represented in a tabular form as shown below:

S. No	Category	Present Rate of Pension (Rs.)	Enhanced pension Rate (Rs.)
I. ENHANCEMENT OF PENSION FROM Rs.3000/- TO Rs.4000/-
1	Old Age Pension	3000	4000
2	Widow	3000	4000
3	Weavers	3000	4000
4	Toddy Tappers	3000	4000
5	Fishermen	3000	4000
6	Single Women	3000	4000
7	Traditional Cobblers	3000	4000
8	Transgender	3000	4000
9	ART(PLHIV)	3000	4000
10	Dappu Artists	3000	4000
11	Pensions to artists	3000	4000
II. ENHANCEMENT OF DISABLED PENSIONS FROM Rs.3000/- TO Rs.6000/-
12	Disabled	3000	6000
13	Multideformity leprosy	3000	6000
III. FULLY DISABLED PERSONS PENSION Rs.15000/-

14	Paralysis confining the person to wheel chair or bed	5000	15000
15	Severe muscular dystrophy cases and accident victims	5000	15000
IV. CHRONIC DISEASES LIKE KIDNEY, THALASSEMIA etc
16	Bilateral Elephantiasis-Grade 4	5000	10000
17	Kidney, liver and heart transplant	5000	10000
18	CKDU Not on Dialysis CKD Serum creatinine of >5mg	5000	10000
19	CKDU Not on Dialysis CKD Estimated GFR <15 ml	5000	10000
20	CKDU Not on Dialysis CKD Small contracted kidney	5000	10000
V. OTHER CATEGORIES
21	CKDU on Dialysis Private	10000	No Change
22	CKDU on dialysis GOVT	10000
23	Sickle Cell disease	10000
24	Thalassemia	10000
25	Severe Haemophilia (<2% of factor 8 or 9)	10000
26	Sainik welfare pensions	5000
27	Abhayahastam	500
28	Amaravathi Landless Poor	5000

 

The Chief Executive Officer, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) and the Commissioner, PR & RD Department shall take further necessary action in the matter accordingly.

• వృద్ధులు, వితంతువులు, ఒంటరి మహిళలు, నేతన్నలు, మత్స్యకారులు, కల్లు గీత కార్మికులు, డప్పు కళాకారులు, HIV బాధితులు, హిజ్రాలకు ₹4,000(గతంలో ₹3వేలు)
• దివ్యాంగులకు ₹6,000 (గతంలో ₹3వేలు)
• కుష్టుతో వైకల్యం సంభవించినవారికి ₹6,000
• కిడ్నీ, కాలేయం, గుండె మార్పిడి చేసుకున్నవారికి, డయాలసిస్ స్టేజీకి ముందున్న కిడ్నీ వ్యాధిగ్రస్థులకు ₹10,000(గతంలో ₹5వేలు)
• * మంచానికి పరిమితమైనవారికి ₹15,000 (గతంలో ₹5వేలు)

This order is issued with the concurrence of Finance Department vide their U.O.No.Fin.U.O.No. FMU0PC(PRRD)/68/2024, dt.13.06.2024 (Computer No. 2467167)

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