Hyderabad (Telangana): The Telangana government is giving pensions worth Rs 3,000 each to differently-abled persons to help in their daily lives. The people are very happy and grateful to the government for the scheme. Sharada, the mother of Jagan a beneficiary thanked Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao for sanctioning the pension.
"My son's hands and legs are not well. I requested MLA sir and madam and they sanctioned the pension. We are receiving a Rs 3,000 pension now. I thank Chief Minister KCR for this," she said.
Sudha, another beneficiary said that she received a pension after the interference of the MLA of her constituency. "My nephew can't walk or speak. After the interference of our MLA, we are receiving a Rs 3,000 pension from the government. I thank the Telangana Government for this," she said.
Meanwhile earlier in September, as a part of its welfare measures and social safety net strategy, the Telangana government introduced the 'Aasara' pensions, with a view to ensuring secured life for all the poor. It is a welfare scheme of pensions to old people, widows, differently-abled and beedi workers. Tahsildar of Asif Nagar, D Sunil Kumar said that 10,000 new Aasara pensions have been sanctioned under Asif Nagar Mandal jurisdiction.