Punjab Budget: Old-age pension increased to Rs 1,500; free travel for women in govt buses

Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, March 8

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal on Monday presented the state budget for the financial year 2021-22 in the state assembly.

The social sector expenditure has been increased from Rs 2,320 crore to Rs 4,000 crore

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For the social sector, Badal announced the following schemes:

• Old age pension increased to Rs 1500 from Rs 750
• Free travel for women in government-run buses
• Freedom fighter pension increased from Rs 7,500 to Rs 9,500
• 48,989 posts in state government to be filled in the first phase, against 1 lakh vacancies.
• Rs 100 crore assigned for BR Ambedkar museum to be set up in Kapurthala
• Government to increase the allocation under the Aashirwad scheme from Rs 21,000 to Rs 51,000
• Seven hostels to be set up for working women in Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Mohali, Mansa and Bathinda

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