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Telangana extends instant pension to more widows under 57
The Hindu·
Telangana has extended its instant pension facility beyond wives of old-age pensioners. Eligible women can receive pensions immediately after the death of pensioner husbands in added categories. Those cover persons with disabilities, toddy tappers, handloom weavers, dialysis patients and people with HIV or filariasis. Women below 57 years get widow pensions; those aged 57 and above get old-age pensions.
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What It Means For You
- Widows of listed social security pensioners can apply for immediate pension continuation after a husband's death.
- Rural applicants go to Panchayat Secretaries; urban applicants go to Bill Collectors.
- Required papers include both spouses' Aadhaar cards, the wife's bank passbook first page and a death certificate.
What's Happening
- The Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department issued revised guidelines a couple of days ago.
- Officials will verify documents and upload details on the Cheyutha portal before sanction.
- An official said the facility earlier covered only wives of deceased old-age pensioners.
Documents the Portal Needs
- The age cut-off of 57 years decides widow pension versus old-age pension for the applicant.
- Added categories include disabilities, toddy tapping, handloom weaving, dialysis, HIV and filariasis.
- The stated aim is uninterrupted social security assistance for the surviving wife.
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