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{{Short description|Welfare scheme in Telangana, India}}
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'''<span lang="en" dir="ltr">Aasara</span> pension''' is a pension scheme by the [[Government of Telangana]]. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, Goud community, [[elephantiasis]] patients, [[AIDS]] afflicted people, physically disabled and [[beedi]] workers.<ref>[http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-04-07/Aasara-Pensions-in-Bangaru-Telangana/219581 Aasara Pensions in Bangaru Telangana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> By March 2018, the number of beneficiaries stood at 42 lakhs.<ref>[http://www.en.etemaaddaily.com/World/Hyderabad/40-lakh-pensioners-under-aasara-pension-scheme-in-telangana:28087 40 lakh pensioners under 'Aasara Pension Scheme' in Telangana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
'''Aasara pension''' is a pension scheme by the [[Government of Telangana]]. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to [[Old age|old people]], [[Widow|widows]], [[Goud|Goud community]], [[elephantiasis]] patients, [[AIDS]] afflicted people, [[physically disabled]] and [[beedi]] workers.<ref>[http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2016-04-07/Aasara-Pensions-in-Bangaru-Telangana/219581 Aasara Pensions in Bangaru Telangana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> By March 2018, the number of beneficiaries stood at 42 lakhs.<ref>[http://www.en.etemaaddaily.com/World/Hyderabad/40-lakh-pensioners-under-aasara-pension-scheme-in-telangana:28087 40 lakh pensioners under 'Aasara Pension Scheme' in Telangana<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.aasara.telangana.gov.in/SSPTG/userinterface/portal/loginpage.aspx Official site]
* [http://www.aasara.telangana.gov.in/SSPTG/userinterface/portal/loginpage.aspx Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203105845/http://www.aasara.telangana.gov.in/SSPTG/UserInterface/Portal/LoginPage.aspx |date=3 February 2017 }}


[[Category:Government schemes in Telangana]]
[[Category:Government schemes in Telangana]]
[[Category:KCR Government initiatives]]
[[Category:KCR Government initiatives]]

Latest revision as of 15:01, 29 July 2025


Aasara pension
Type of projectpension
LocationTelangana, India
FounderGovernment of Telangana
Chief Minister[[]]
Established8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)
Budget₹500 crores
StatusActive

Aasara pension is a pension scheme by the Government of Telangana. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, Goud community, elephantiasis patients, AIDS afflicted people, physically disabled and beedi workers.[1] By March 2018, the number of beneficiaries stood at 42 lakhs.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

The pension scheme was started on 8 November 2014 by Chief Minister of Telangana, Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao in Kothur in Mahboobnagar district.[3] The government is spending ₹5,500 crore every year on the scheme.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Aasara Pensions in Bangaru Telangana
  2. 40 lakh pensioners under 'Aasara Pension Scheme' in Telangana
  3. Aasara Pension Scheme Government: Over 24 lakh people to benefit from Telangana government's Aasara Pension Scheme - The Economic Times
  4. "Central Govt, other States eager to study Telangana's welfare schemes". Telangana Today. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

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