Pension income ceiling enhanced to ₹1.20 lakh, set to benefit over 20 lakh people
The Karnataka government has raised the annual income ceiling for social security pensions from ₹32,000 to ₹1.20 lakh. This policy change aims to restore benefits to over 20 lakh people who were previously excluded due to outdated income caps.
Why it matters
This adjustment significantly expands the social safety net for vulnerable populations, including the elderly, widows, and those with disabilities.
In a decision set to provide relief to over 20 lakh beneficiaries, the Karnataka government has decided to continue providing pensions under the Social Security Pension scheme to those with an annual income between ₹32,000 and ₹1.20 lakh.
The scheme covers old-age pensions, widow pensions and disability pensions, and the existing income ceiling had been capped at ₹32,000.
The decision follows an exercise in which the government extracted data from the Kutumba software, after which 23.14 lakh beneficiaries were flagged as suspicious. Following physical verification through the Sanyojane app, pensions of about 18.06 lakh beneficiaries were stopped as they were either not found at the addresses provided or failed to furnish documents, including income validation certificates.
However, the physical verification found that about 23.14 lakh beneficiaries fell in the annual income bracket of ₹32,000 to ₹1.20 lakh.
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