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Over 23 Lakh Pension Recipients Re‑verified; Pensions Restored for Those Within New Income Bracket
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News Analysis IndiaReporter
August 19, 2026
06:21 PM
Local administrative officers used the Sanyojan app to verify the doubtful beneficiaries and then instructed taluk and tehsildar officials to re‑evaluate each case according to the updated guidelines. Physical verification revealed that many of the 2,314,544 individuals earned more than the old ₹32,000 threshold. Consequently, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara directed that pensions be continued for those whose annual income now lies between ₹32,000 and ₹1.20 lakh.
