Reiterating that the DMK party came to power by giving false promises to the electorate, AIADMK MLA and former Revenue Minister R. B. Udayakumar said here on Wednesday that the Tamil Nadu government should immediately revoke issuance of Old Age Pension (OAP) to all eligible beneficiaries.
In a statement, he said that the AIADMK had given ₹4,200 crore as OAP under nine categories, including for the Sri Lankan Refugees in Tamil Nadu. From a paltry ₹20 per month, it was enhanced to ₹500 per month by the AIADMK and the late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa further enhanced the OAP to ₹1,000 per month.
When the DMK was in power in 2006-11, it gave ₹500 for 12 lakh people and allocated ₹1,200 crore towards this welfare scheme. After the AIADMK assumed office in 2011, the party extended the beneficiaries to 32 lakh and also gave ₹1,000 each thus earmarking ₹4,200 crore, he pointed out.
