{"id":571574,"date":"2026-03-29T07:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/571574\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T07:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T07:11:10","slug":"congress-govt-in-telangana-sanctioned-1-l-pensions-plans-2-l-more-seethakka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/571574\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress govt in Telangana sanctioned 1 L pensions, plans 2 L more: Seethakka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, and Women &amp; Child Welfare Minister Seethakka on Saturday, March 28, said the Telangana government has sanctioned 100,000 new pensions after the Congress assumed office, and is planning to extend another 200,000 pensions in the upcoming financial year. She added that funds for the additional pensions have already been allocated in the latest budget.<\/p>\n<p> Pension expansion plan <\/p>\n<p>Replying to a discussion in the state Assembly on the departmental budgets, the minister said the government is committed to expanding social security coverage for the poor.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siasat.com\/naidu-paying-rs-4000-pension-in-ap-telangana-cm-revanth-failed-harish-rao-3337494\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"also-read-link\">Naidu paying Rs 4000 pension in AP, Telangana CM Revanth failed: Harish Rao<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>She clarified that reports about pension removals are misleading. \u201cNo pensions have been scrapped. Only cases involving deceased beneficiaries or duplicate pensions are being reviewed and discontinued,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=siasat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"google-news-btn\" style=\"display:inline-block;transition:transform .2s ease,box-shadow .2s ease;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;line-height:0;font-size:0;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"200\" height=\"70\" style=\"display:block;margin:0;padding:0;height:70px;width:auto;\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/preferred_publisher.webp.webp\"\/> <\/a>    <a href=\"https:\/\/zomato.onelink.me\/xqzv\/xm7r1qyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Subhan Haleem\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Subhan-Haleem-01.webp.webp\"\/> <\/a>  Seethakka targets Centre <\/p>\n<p>Seethakka criticised the Union government\u2019s contribution, stating that it provides only Rs 200\u2013300 per pension and has not revised the amount for several years.<\/p>\n<p> Pending dues cleared <\/p>\n<p>Addressing concerns over rural development, she noted that most pending payments to former sarpanches were from the previous government\u2019s tenure. The present government has already cleared Rs 318 crore in dues, she said.<\/p>\n<p> Focus on women\u2019s welfare <\/p>\n<p>Highlighting gender issues, the minister said discrimination against women continues and stressed the need to include lessons on women\u2019s dignity in school curricula.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/mseducationacademy.in\/?ref=siasat.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" style=\"display: block;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"MS Admissions NEET 2026-27\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" style=\"width: auto; max-height: 280px;\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MS-NEET-260326.webp.webp\"\/> <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>She also pointed to initiatives like the police-led \u201cStand With Her\u201d programme aimed at enhancing women\u2019s safety.<\/p>\n<p> Plans for elderly women <\/p>\n<p>Seethakka said the government is considering forming special self-help groups for women above 60 years of age to support their financial independence.<\/p>\n<p> Jal Jeevan Mission funds <\/p>\n<p>The minister added that the state has submitted proposals seeking Rs 1,620 crore under the Jal Jeevan Mission, but has yet to receive funds from the Centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hyderabad: Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, and Women &amp; Child Welfare Minister Seethakka on Saturday, March 28, said the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571575,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[250235,64,63,99,9338,186,195364,4363,184,185,280628,19935],"class_list":{"0":"post-571574","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-assembly","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-business","12":"tag-congress","13":"tag-finance","14":"tag-jal-jeevan-mission","15":"tag-pensions","16":"tag-personal-finance","17":"tag-personalfinance","18":"tag-seethakka","19":"tag-telangana"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=571574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/571574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=571574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=571574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=571574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}