Centre approves RS 53,428 cr social security scheme; disability pension eligibility relaxed

New Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 14 (UNI) The union Cabinet has approved the restructuring of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) as the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, with an outlay of Rs 53,428 crore for five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31, union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy said. The major reform relaxes the disability pension eligibility threshold from 80 per cent to 40 per cent, removes the minimum age limit of 18 years and increases central pension assistance for persons with disabilities by 25 per cent. Eligible children will receive assistance from birth through their parents until they…