Jaipur, March 6, 2026: Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Avinash Gehlot informed the Assembly that the state government has increased the social security pension to ₹1,450 per month and remains committed to ensuring that all eligible beneficiaries receive the benefit.
Replying to supplementary questions raised by MLA Bhagwana Ram Saini during the Question Hour, the minister said the present government has added around 10.5 lakh new beneficiaries under the social security pension scheme. He added that the decision to increase the pension amount was taken under the guidance of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma.
Gehlot clarified that the government has not removed the names of eligible beneficiaries from the pension list. He said that pension payments up to December 2025 have been made to all verified beneficiaries. Out of the total ₹1,100 crore payable, only ₹4.56 crore remains pending, and verification is underway to clear the remaining amount.
The minister also informed that since 2017–18, the state has resumed pensions for 2,90,049 beneficiaries whose payments had earlier been stopped. In Jhunjhunu district alone, 4,945 pension cases have been restarted.
According to the minister, since 2021, payments for 1,78,979 beneficiaries were halted due to various reasons. Out of these, pensions for about 40,000 beneficiaries have already been restored after verification.
Gehlot said pensions are resumed after verification and beneficiaries are also paid arrears for the stopped period. Pensioners can check the reasons for halted payments through e-Mitra centres or the SSO portal.
He further stated that the government has issued orders to conduct special Gram Sabha meetings at the Gram Panchayat level for the annual physical verification of pension beneficiaries.
The minister added that after 2023, the government launched a “Give Up” campaign under the social security pension scheme, through which ineligible beneficiaries were removed based on income and age criteria, and eligible individuals were added.
In a written reply to the original question, the minister said the pension bills for January 2026 have already been processed and forwarded to the treasury for payment.
He explained that pensions may be stopped due to reasons such as the death of a beneficiary, migration from the state, a family member securing a government job, or widow remarriage. If beneficiaries are dissatisfied with the stoppage, they can seek verification from the concerned authority, after which pensions can be restarted along with arrears.
Gehlot also informed the House that pension payments for 1,74,159 beneficiaries were stopped due to issues such as incorrect bank account details or IFSC codes in Jan Aadhaar records, wrong entries at e-Mitra centres, or “current stop” status. After updating Jan Aadhaar data, pensions for 40,167 beneficiaries have been restarted.
