- Jharkhand government reduced the qualifying age for old-age pension for tribals and Dalits to 50 years.
- Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren announced that the qualifying age for old-age pension for tribals and Dalits has been reduced from 60 years to 50 years.
- The government has taken this decision because the death rate among tribals is high and they do not get jobs after 60 years.
- When Jharkhand was formed in 2000, only 16 lakh people were getting pension benefits.
- Now, around 36 lakh people above the age of 60 receive the benefit of the pension.
- In September 2023, the Jharkhand government decided to add the transgender community to its universal pension scheme.
Jharkhand government reduced the qualifying age for old-age pension for tribals and Dalits to 50 years
ByCurrent Hunt Team
Jan 8, 2024