Aasara
- The Aasara pensions aim to secure life for all the poor.
- It is a welfare scheme for the older section of the state, widows, physically disabled, and beedi workers to avail pension facilities.
- The scheme provides pensions to old people, windows, patients suffering from elephantiasis or AIDS, physically disabled persons, beedi workers, and single women.
- The Pension has been increased from Rs. 200 to Rs. 2,016 per month by the state government given to the elderly, widows, AIDS patients, handloom workers, and toddy tappers.
- The pension for the differently-abled has been increased from Rs. 500 to Rs. 3,016 per month. ....
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