Chandigarh-Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini on Tuesday strongly refuted the Congress celebration’s claims relating to the alleged cancellation of old-age pensions within the state, calling them baseless, deceptive, and politically motivated. Addressing a press convention, the Chief Minister stated that making certain direct monetary assist to the poor and aged is the agency assure of the double-engine authorities underneath the management of Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi. The assure that cash reaches instantly into the accounts of the poor is Modi ji’s assure, and the folks of the nation have immense religion in it. Congress has opened a store of lies. They get up each morning and begin spreading misinformation, the Chief Minister stated, including that the Haryana authorities is working constantly and with out pause for public welfare.
Taking robust exception to repeated statements by Congress leaders claiming that pensions of two lakh aged residents have been discontinued, the Chief Minister stated such remarks are a deliberate try to create confusion amongst senior residents. Congress leaders are repeatedly making false claims. The welfare and dignity of our aged residents is our prime precedence, he asserted.
The Chief Minister reiterated that each the Union and the Haryana authorities are deeply dedicated to the well-being of senior residents above 70 years of age. If our aged face well being points, their households needn’t fear. Their therapy and care are the accountability of the Modi authorities and the Haryana authorities.
Outdated age pension in Punjab is barely Rs. 1,500
The Chief Minister stated that the previous age pension in Punjab is barely Rs. 1,500. Focusing on the Aam Aadmi Celebration authorities in Punjab, he stated that the federal government promised the those that it will improve the pension to Rs. 2,500, however did nothing. The BJP authorities, alternatively, did what it promised, and right this moment the best pension within the nation is being given by the Haryana Authorities.
Saini stated that whether or not it was the Congress or the INLD, they didn’t ship something once they had been in energy. He stated that pensions had been elevated solely in a token method throughout their regimes. Utilizing a political metaphor, the Chief Minister remarked that on the difficulty of pensions, they’re making an attempt to “lower a finger and undertaking themselves as martyrs,” which means they’re making an attempt to achieve sympathy by making a false narrative as an alternative of displaying actual work. He additional clarified that the BJP authorities in Haryana has by no means imposed any earnings slab. Regardless of this, he stated, efforts are being made to mislead the widespread folks with baseless allegations.
Largest improve in Pension quantity within the final 11 Years
Highlighting the federal government’s dedication, the Chief Minister identified that in INLD’s five-year rule, pension was elevated by solely Rs. 200, and through Congress’s ten-year tenure, by Rs. 700. Within the final 11 years, now we have elevated the old-age pension from Rs.1,000 to Rs. 3,200 per 30 days, an unprecedented improve of Rs. 2,200, he stated.
Opposition Attempting to Mislead Folks with False Claims
The Chief Minister stated that over the previous few days, sure opposition leaders have been working a deceptive marketing campaign. Referring to the declare made by the Congress that the pensions of two lakh folks had been lower, the Chief Minister stated it was obligatory to put details earlier than the folks of Haryana. He stated that as per guidelines, pension advantages are mechanically discontinued after the dying of a beneficiary. Out of the 2 lakh instances cited by the Opposition, greater than 1.03 lakh instances pertain to beneficiaries who had already handed away. He stated that because of a technical problem on the Registrar Common of India portal, knowledge relating to deaths in Haryana was not out there from October 2024. As soon as the information was acquired in November 2025, pensions in these instances needed to be discontinued in a single consolidated train.
