Bharatiya Janata Party · Delhi Legislative Assembly Election 2025
Last updated 5 Jun 2026
“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.”
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.
Government sanctions 50,000 additional senior-citizen pensions (~₹149 crore).
View sourceFirst BJP budget raises old-age and disability pensions by ₹500 per month per slab; ₹3,227 crore allocated for seniors and the handicapped.
View sourceWe will provide transgender certificate, identity card, Aadhar card, voter ID card, etc. to transgenders, so that they can easily avail the benefits of various welfare schemes like Ayushman Bharat, social security etc.
We will collaborate with the central government to ensure 100% registration in the Deendayal Divyang Rehabilitation Scheme and establish dedicated support centres in each district to provide disability certificates, DTC passes, identity cards and other essential services in a simplified manner.
We will provide collateral free loans up to ₹25 lakh at minimal interest rates to provide employment and self-employment opportunities to divyangjan.
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