Telangana to pay pension to single women
Rao said that the scheme will be implemented from coming financial year and the necessary funds would be allocated in the ensuing annual budget to be presented in March.
The government will instruct District Collectors to start registering details of single women, he said, appealing to eligible women to get their names registered under the scheme.
Rao said the decision was taken in view of the dire straits faced by single women in the society. "Poverty inflicts more misery among women than men. Hence, we have decided to give Rs 1,000 per month per person pension to these helpless, single women," he said, adding that the government was already giving pensions to the aged people, differently abled persons, widows and beedi workers.
