Patna, June 1: Senior Citizens of Bihar! Not to worry, as Bihar has sanctioned 384 crore rupees today for payment of pension under the Chief Minister Old Age Pension Scheme for the financial year 2019-20.
The money was sanctioned from the Bihar Contingency Fund for payment to beneficiaries who are above 60 years and do not receive any salary, pension, family pension or social security pension either from central and state government.
Principal Secretary of Cabinet Secretariat Sanjay Kumar said that the number of such beneficiaries is 36.50 lakh in the state. Those who are in the age group of 60-79 will get 400 rupees per month while those above 80 will get 500 rupees per month as pension under the scheme. The cabinet meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
The cabinet also approved a proposal of the finance department to provide ex-gratia payment to those who died while discharging their election duties. Cabinet also gave its nod for setting up one dispensary in each of the 38 district court premises.