Telangana Extends Instant Pension to More Groups
Telangana has widened its instant pension facility beyond the old-age pension category. Families of persons with disabilities, toddy tappers, handloom weavers, dialysis patients and people affected by HIV and filariasis will now benefit. The move gives faster access to financial support for these groups.
Context
Context: The state first offered this instant pension to women in the old-age category, and this change reaches groups who often have irregular incomes. Filariasis is a mosquito-borne disease, and toddy tappers collect palm sap for a living.
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