Jharkhand lowers pension age for tribals, Dalits to 50 years

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 29, 2023

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren announced plans to lower the age limit for old-age pensions from 60 to 50 for SCs, STs, and OBCs. The state currently provides a monthly pension of Rs 1,000 to senior citizens and plans to reduce the age limit to benefit Adivasi and Dalit beneficiaries. Soren also handed over letters to lab technicians,...

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Jharkhand

State in eastern India

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Dalit

Marginalized castes in India and other South Asian countries

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Hemant Soren

5th and current Chief Minister of Jharkhand

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Other Backward Class

Term for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in India

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