Telangana state government has brought 14 more categories of specially abled people under Aasara Pension Scheme. Previously, the Aasra Pension Scheme beneficiary list included only 7 categories of persons with disabilities (PWDs).
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More than 4.9 lakh disabled people are already benefiting from the Telangana Aasara Pensions Scheme.
All the beneficiaries gets pension of Rs. 3,016 per month under Aasara Pension Scheme.
The state govt. has constituted medical boards to examine and issue disability certificates based on parameters and symptoms prescribed under Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Although the center had included 14 new categories in Right of PWD Act 2016, framing of guidelines took a lot of time.
Telangana Aasara Pension Scheme provides pensions to old people, widows, Goud community, elephantiasis patients, AIDS afflicted people, physically disabled and beedi workers.