Bengaluru: In some relief for senior citizens, the State Government has hiked the monthly pension for beneficiaries of Sandhya Suraksha Social Security Scheme for aged citizens by Rs.200 a month.
Announcing this at a press meet after a State Cabinet meeting here on Tuesday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy said that the pension under Sandhya Suraksha Scheme for beneficiaries aged above 60 years has been hiked from Rs.600 to Rs.800 and similarly, pension of beneficiaries aged above 65 years from the current Rs.1,000 to Rs.1,200.
