UNDER THE PENSION SCHEME OF PUNJAB, THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT RECOVERED RS.44.34 CRORE

The Punjab government has developed a number of social programs for the state’s residents, and Punjab are getting benefits from them. Recently, the agency carried out a survey on the existence of beneficiaries under the state pension program, directed by Dr. Baljit Kaur, Minister of Social Security, Women and Child Development. Variations among recipients were shown by the department’s survey report.

In the most recent year (2023–24), 1,07,571 out of 33,48,989 recipients receiving pensions under the State Pension Scheme were found to be ineligible, according to a study from the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development. From these beneficiaries, ₹41.22 crore has been recovered.

 

Dr. Baljit Kaur stated that last year, 106,521 death cases, 476 NRIs and 574 government pensioners, totaling 1,07,571 beneficiaries, were found ineligible.In total, ₹44.34 crore has been recovered from various ineligible beneficiaries under the state pension scheme.

 

DIFFERENT DISTRICTS FROM WHICH BENEFICIARIES HAS BEEN RECOVERED

 

The recovery of ₹3.50 crore from 5,375 beneficiaries in the Amritsar district, ₹1.77 crore from 3,402 beneficiaries in Barnala, ₹1.08 crore from 1,6099 beneficiaries in Bathinda, ₹0.95 crore from 2546 beneficiaries in Faridkot, ₹0.61 crore from 3049 beneficiaries in Fatehgarh Sahib, ₹0.48 crore from 4,018 beneficiaries in Ferozepur.

₹0.80 crore from 4965 beneficiaries in Fazilka, ₹7.88 crore from 7738 beneficiaries in Gurdaspur, ₹1.74 crore from 5,838 beneficiaries in Hoshiarpur, ₹1.41 crore from 6,404 beneficiaries in Jalandhar, Dr. Baljit Kaur further explained The beneficiaries in Kapurthala were ₹1.61 crore, while those in Ludhiana were ₹1.77 crore, 4,329 beneficiaries in Mansa were ₹0.82 crore, 1,721 beneficiaries in Moga were ₹1.00 crore, 5,489 beneficiaries in Sri Muktsar Sahib were ₹0.78 crore, and 4,043 beneficiaries in SBS Nagar were ₹0.63 crore.

 

Further information was provided by the Minister, who said that the Social Security, Women and Child Development Department pays pensions directly into the bank accounts of the elderly, widowed, dependant children, and divyang Persons totaling ₹1,500 every month. She continued by saying that the state government had budgeted ₹5,924.50 crore for the State Pension Scheme for the fiscal year 2024–2025. The government has paid out ₹1,501.17 crore for beneficiaries’ pensions till May 2024; each month, pension schemes spend roughly ₹502 crore.