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2024
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Delhi's son, Arvind Kejriwal, has honored the elderly by increasing pensions. Now, no senior citizen will be left without pension benefits. The number of beneficiaries has increased from 4.5 lakh to 5.30 lakh; AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal. Pension eligibility expanded from 4.5 lakh to 5.30 lakh senior citizens, with cabinet approval. Many pensions had been stalled for years. Delhi offers the highest pension for the elderly in the country, making BJP's double-engine governments look weak in comparison. In most BJP-led double-engine states, senior citizens receive only ₹500, while Delhi's single-engine AAP government provides ₹2,500.COURTESY: AAPShow more