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Time of India
26-04-2025
- Time of India
UP to verify Nirashrit Mahila pension beneficiaries
Lucknow: The state govt will launch an intensive verification drive of beneficiaries under the Nirashrit Mahila Pension Yojana to weed out fake recipients and ensure that only genuine individuals are included, especially under the new Zero Poverty programme. Principal secretary of women welfare , Leena Johri, has directed all divisional commissioners and district magistrates to complete the verification process by May 25. "The process will allow the govt to identify deceased and ineligible beneficiaries, who will be immediately removed from the list. Eligible beneficiaries will be regularly informed about their payment status through SMS notifications," said a govt spokesperson. Aadhaar authentication has also been made mandatory for all women receiving benefits under the scheme. The verification will be carried out in three stages. In the first stage, verification of beneficiaries must be completed by May 10. In the second stage, a signed list along with a report must be submitted to the District Probation Officer by May 15. In the third and final stage, pensions of deceased and ineligible beneficiaries will be stopped by May 25. The entire process will be supervised by all district magistrates. If any irregularities are found during verification, strict action will be taken against the responsible officers and employees, Johri said. Under the scheme, women who are over 18 years of age, whose husbands have passed away, and whose family's annual income does not exceed Rs 2 lakh are eligible. Beneficiaries must be residents of Uttar Pradesh. The pension amount is directly transferred to the beneficiaries' Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Initially, each beneficiary received Rs 500 per month, but from 2021-22, the amount was increased to Rs 1,000 per month. In 2016-17, around 17.31 lakh women were availing of the scheme's benefits. Currently, more than 34 lakh women are receiving pension benefits.
The Print
26-04-2025
- General
- The Print
UP to verify beneficiaries of pension scheme for destitute women to remove ineligible enrollees
Under the scheme, women who are over 18 years of age and are permanent residents of UP, whose husbands have passed away, and whose family's annual income is not more than Rs 2 lakh are eligible for a pension amount of Rs 1,000 per month. Principal secretary of department of women's welfare, Leena Johri, has issued orders to all divisional commissioners and district magistrates to complete the verification of beneficiaries of Nirashrit Mahila Pension Yojana by May 25, a statement said. Lucknow, Apr 26 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday said it will verify the beneficiaries of the pension scheme for destitute women with the aim to remove dead and ineligible people from its list. The entire process will be carried out under the supervision of the district magistrate. The verification work will be completed in three stages. In the first stage, the verification of beneficiaries must be finished by May 10. By May 15, a signed list along with the report must be submitted to the district probation officer and by May 25, the pensions of deceased and ineligible beneficiaries must be stopped. Currently, around 34 lakh women have been enrolled under the scheme, the government said. Aadhaar authentication has been made mandatory for all women receiving benefits under the scheme. The objective of this exercise is to ensure that only genuinely eligible women receive the benefits of the pension programme. Eligible beneficiaries will be regularly informed about their payment status through SMS notifications, the statement said. The pension amount is directly transferred to the beneficiary's Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Under the scheme, in the year 2016-17, a pension of Rs 500 per month was given to each beneficiary. From 2021-22 onwards, the pension amount was increased to Rs 1000 per month. From the current financial year, Aadhaar-based payment has been started for beneficiaries, the statement said. PTI NAV SKY SKY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
26-04-2025
- Hindustan Times
UP to verify beneficiaries of pension scheme for destitute women to remove ineligible enrollees
Lucknow, The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday said it will verify the beneficiaries of the pension scheme for destitute women with the aim to remove dead and ineligible people from its list. Principal secretary of department of women's welfare, Leena Johri, has issued orders to all divisional commissioners and district magistrates to complete the verification of beneficiaries of Nirashrit Mahila Pension Yojana by May 25, a statement said. Under the scheme, women who are over 18 years of age and are permanent residents of UP, whose husbands have passed away, and whose family's annual income is not more than ₹2 lakh are eligible for a pension amount of ₹1,000 per month. The entire process will be carried out under the supervision of the district magistrate. Currently, around 34 lakh women have been enrolled under the scheme, the government said. Aadhaar authentication has been made mandatory for all women receiving benefits under the scheme. The objective of this exercise is to ensure that only genuinely eligible women receive the benefits of the pension programme. Eligible beneficiaries will be regularly informed about their payment status through SMS notifications, the statement said. The pension amount is directly transferred to the beneficiary's Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. Under the scheme, in the year 2016-17, a pension of ₹500 per month was given to each beneficiary. From 2021-22 onwards, the pension amount was increased to ₹1000 per month. From the current financial year, Aadhaar-based payment has been started for beneficiaries, the statement said.
