Jharkhand CM directs all DCs to link beneficiaries with pension scheme

Ranchi, June 15: Chief Minister Hemant Soren again ordered on Wednesday to all the Deputy Commissioners to ensure that beneficiaries are linked with Sarvajan (Universal) Pension Yojana.

The Chief Minister said that a special campaign is being run to connect the needy deprived of pension with Sarvajan Pension in the state. Lakhs of people have been linked to the scheme. All the Deputy Commissioners should ensure that no needy person should be deprived of pension.

It is to be known that the Chief Minister has started a special campaign organized for a month from June 8 to link Sarvajan Pension Yojana across the state from Gumla. Meanwhile, the Chief Minister got information that the husband of Sunita Devi of Chirudih village of Dhanbad Topchanchi block had died about two years ago. But till date they are deprived of widow pension. Her financial condition is not good. After getting information about this, the Chief Minister has ordered the Deputy Commissioner, Dhanbad to investigate the matter and help the widow to get pension and inform CMO.

On the directive of Jharkhand Chief  Minister Hemant Soren, state government has been on an overdrive to link all eligible persons with Sarvajanan (Universal) pension scheme under social security pension schemes from June 8 onwards.

The Sarvajan Pension Yojana was launched in November 2021 through which the eligibility to avail the benefits of the pension schemes was simplified so that all eligible persons can be linked to the Social Security Pension Scheme. The government achieved great results. Before the implementation of Sarvajan Pension Yojana, the total number of beneficiaries in various pension schemes operated under the state scheme was 9,78,730.

After the implementation of the scheme, the total number of beneficiaries increased to 13,76,225.

The work towards identifying all the eligible persons for the Sarvajan Pension Yojana and linking them with the Social Security Pension Scheme has commenced. To achieve this task in the most efficient manner, teams are being formed at the level of each polling center in their respective blocks by the Block Development Officers in rural areas and Circle Officers in the urban areas for door-to-door survey to identify beneficiaries.