Jai Ram Ramesh has commented that old age pension of Rs. 200/- L.M. is too less and insulting.
May be he is right. This should be increased to Rs. 1,000/- P.M. with free medical facility. However, the minimum age for eligibility should be increased to seventy years. Also, the recipients should be encouraged to voluntarily work in various government welfare schemes.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monthly-old-age-pension-of-rs-200-an-insult/259755-37-64.html
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Jai Ram Ramesh has commented that old age pension of Rs. 200/- L.M. is too less and insulting.
May be he is right. This should be increased to Rs. 1,000/- P.M. with free medical facility. However, the minimum age for eligibility should be increased to seventy years. Also, the recipients should be encouraged to voluntarily work in various government welfare schemes.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monthly-old-age-pension-of-rs-200-an-insult/259755-37-64.html
In Karnataka it is Rs 500/ per month, the same amount is given for widows and disabled ...This was one of the best things that Kumaraswamy ( Deve Gowda's son ) did during his short tenure as Chief Minister !
Jai Ram Ramesh has commented that old age pension of Rs. 200/- L.M. is too less and insulting.
May be he is right. This should be increased to Rs. 1,000/- P.M. with free medical facility. However, the minimum age for eligibility should be increased to seventy years. Also, the recipients should be encouraged to voluntarily work in various government welfare schemes.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monthly-old-age-pension-of-rs-200-an-insult/259755-37-64.html
In Karnataka it is Rs 500/ per month, the same amount is given for widows and disabled ...This was one of the best things that Kumaraswamy ( Deve Gowda's son ) did during his short tenure as Chief Minister !
But even 500 Rs per month is not enough they must understand it. But may as these facilities are misused by people therefore they have not increased it. :blink:
Jai Ram Ramesh has commented that old age pension of Rs. 200/- L.M. is too less and insulting.
May be he is right. This should be increased to Rs. 1,000/- P.M. with free medical facility. However, the minimum age for eligibility should be increased to seventy years. Also, the recipients should be encouraged to voluntarily work in various government welfare schemes.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/monthly-old-age-pension-of-rs-200-an-insult/259755-37-64.html
In Karnataka it is Rs 500/ per month, the same amount is given for widows and disabled ...This was one of the best things that Kumaraswamy ( Deve Gowda's son ) did during his short tenure as Chief Minister !
But even 500 Rs per month is not enough they must understand it. But may as these facilities are misused by people therefore they have not increased it. :blink:
I agree it is not enough , but it is definitely better than the previous amount of Rs 200/. It is definitely being misused by many who have children and are relatively better off than some people ...
You see no amount is enough these days but government has its limitation and there are too many people who come in that category, so some thing is better than nothing.
Yes there are lots of people who come in this category and are eligible for it. I think they should focus more on old age homes so that this may not be misused by anyone. :)
You see no amount is enough these days but government has its limitation and there are too many people who come in that category, so some thing is better than nothing.
Yes there are lots of people who come in this category and are eligible for it. I think they should focus more on old age homes so that this may not be misused by anyone. :)
Besides they have already increased the amount now so there is nothing to ask for any more than that. That would be too heavy on government.
You see no amount is enough these days but government has its limitation and there are too many people who come in that category, so some thing is better than nothing.
Yes there are lots of people who come in this category and are eligible for it. I think they should focus more on old age homes so that this may not be misused by anyone. :)
Besides they have already increased the amount now so there is nothing to ask for any more than that. That would be too heavy on government.
Yes to ask to increase it more would be heavy for the government and they may not stop it then. :laugh:
Now old age pension is Rs. 500/- This also is meager amount.
Best way is not to give old age pension to individuals. It will be better to identify destitute and helpless aged and accommodate them in old age homes with facility of health care, food and comforts. This will be more effective utilization of funds.
Best way is not to give old age pension to individuals. It will be better to identify destitute and helpless aged and accommodate them in old age homes with facility of health care, food and comforts. This will be more effective utilization of funds.
No doubt old age pension Rs. 200/- is not enough for a person. But which state giving this pension. In my state Rajasthan it is 400/- PM. Here free medicines is giving by Government hospitals without charges to every one. So old age person can also avail this facilities. In Haryana pension some more than Rajasthan. But it should be 1000/- PM.
Now the price specially of medicine are increasing unlimited which is essential to old age people so free treatment with medicine should be free in all states.Then food .It has an act to give food to every needy person.
Ram not only medicines rates of every thing is increasing day by day and its getting out of reach of common people. even the bread which used to cost 23 Rs is now have reached to 30 Rs. I remember in old days we used to say that poor eat Roti with onion but I doubt how they eat Roti as onion rates have been so high in recent time. :evil:
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