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Good news for the elderly living in Delhi will pension the government; Here you can be updated: Mom, 15 Sep 2025 08:16 pm (IST) Delhi government will start a new pension fund for the elderly. On the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 50000 new pension will start, which will be inaugurated by the Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah. Economically weaker citizens will receive support for which an application can be made from the E-District Portal. The government has granted a budget of Rs 149 crore for this. The Delhi government will start a new pension fund for the elderly. File Photo State Bureau, New -Delhi. During the previous Aadmi party government, Delhi’s elders had the pace to get fixed pension, their problem of delay in getting pension after the change of power disappeared, now new pension will start for them as well. The Delhi government will launch 50,000 new pension on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday. Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah will start a new pension on September 17. Remove advertisement, just read the news, Chief Minister Velha Gupta said that this effort was made by our government for the elderly citizens of the capital who is financially weak and that they need support. Under the new pension, 50 thousand additional senior citizens will be linked to the scheme. The application for pension is made by the e-district portal and the suitability process will be completely transparent. The beneficiaries will be selected on the principle of ‘first, first serving’. The chief minister said that a budget of about Rs 149 crore for the upcoming financial year was allocated under this scheme. He said that if the number of beneficiaries increased further in the future and feels an extra need, the government will provide more budget without any delay. The Chief Minister has called on all the eligible senior citizens and their families to apply in time to utilize this scheme. She said she requested all the qualifying elders and disabled people to come forward and utilize these schemes. The Delhi government is currently pension to approximately 3.8 lakh women, 4.6 Lakh elderly and 1.3 lakh disabled. The government spends about Rs 1140 crore on pension funds annually. During the last election, the BJP announced an increase in this pension with Rs 500, which will increase the additional burden on the government. However, this increase has not yet been implemented.