The number of social security pension beneficiaries have crossed 1 lakh in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, which has the highest number of beneficiaries among all local bodies in Kerala.
As of Wednesday, there were 1.09 lakh beneficiaries in the Corporation. The Kozhikode Corporation with 79,392 beneficiaries and the Kochi Corporation with 67,945 beneficiaries occupy the next two positions, while the total number of beneficiaries across the State now stands at 52.46 lakh.
The maximum number of beneficiaries across the State are drawing pensions under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, which has a total of 29.66 lakh beneficiaries. The Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme has 14.05 lakh beneficiaries, while the Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme 4.20 lakh beneficiaries. Significantly, as many as 49.01 lakh beneficiaries belong to the general category, while there are 2.72 lakh beneficiaries from Scheduled Caste categories and 72,512 beneficiaries from Scheduled Tribe categories.
