SDPI urges government to enhance income limit for social security schemes to ₹3 lakh
The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has demanded that the Karnataka government increase the income limit for social security pensions from ₹32,000 to ₹3 lakh per annum. The party criticized the current documentation requirements as a form of harassment and a barrier to welfare access.
Why it matters
The demand highlights the ongoing debate over the accessibility and adequacy of state-sponsored welfare schemes for marginalized populations.
Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) Karnataka president Abdul Majeed on Tuesday urged the State government to immediately scrap the ₹32,000 annual income limit set for social security pensions, including old age, widow, disability, and others.
The income limit should be fixed at least at ₹3 lakh per annum, he said. Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Majeed quoted the recent statement of Food and Civil Supplies Minister K.H. Muniyappa wherein the Minister had said the government was considering revising the income limit for below poverty line (BPL) cards from ₹1.2 lakh to ₹3 lakh per annum.
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