Himachal Pradesh Budget 2022 brings good news for pensioners - Check amount, age, income limit details here

In a major development Himachal Pradesh's Budget 2022 has brought good news for pensioners. Presenting the Budget for 2022-23 in the state Assembly, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur made some big announcements for pensioners:-

- Monthly old-age pension amount increased from Rs 1,001 to Rs 1,500

- Himachal CM Thakur also announced to decrease the age limit from 70 years to 60 years for availing such pension, without any income limit.

Himachal Pradesh: Budget 2022 

- Also, the chief minister also announced to increase the Member of Legislative Assembly Local Area Development Scheme (MLALAD) fund from the existing Rs 1.80 crore to Rs 2 crore.

- The MLALAD fund has been increased by Rs 20 lakh in the Budget, which is the last one before the next Assembly elections scheduled to be held in December.

-Thakur stated that a total of Rs 90 lakh increase had been made in the MLALAD fund during his government.

-The chief minister also announced to increase the discretionary grant for MLAs from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 12 lakh per annum for the next fiscal.

-Thakur also announced to construct 1000 new Anganwadi bhawans in the state.

-A total of 789 plans from NABARD worth Rs 3,200 crore was approved during the five-year tenure of the previous Congress government, whereas that during the current government stood at Rs 3,452 crore for 826 plans, he added. 

(With PTI inputs)