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Hike senior citizen, widow and disability pensions by ₹500

Bharatiya Janata Party · Delhi Legislative Assembly Election 2025

Last updated 5 Jun 2026

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Original manifesto wording

“We will increase the senior citizens pension for citizens aged 60-70 from ₹2,000 to ₹2,500, and for senior citizens aged 70+, widows, divyang and destitutes from ₹2,500 to ₹3,000.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.9

Our Assessment

Delivered in the BJP government’s first budget (25 March 2025): the monthly pension was raised by ₹500 across both slabs as promised — ₹2,000 to ₹2,500 for ages 60-69, and ₹2,500 to ₹3,000 for those 70+ (the higher slab also covering widows, persons with disabilities and destitutes), with ₹3,227 crore allocated. The scheme was further expanded with 50,000 additional pensions in September 2025. NOTE: the exact slab figures are best back-stopped with a Delhi Social Welfare notification when tidying.