Assembly elections (Delhi Assembly Elections 2025) are to be held in the country's capital Delhi shortly from now . Given the upcoming elections, political parties have started preparations. Amidst all this, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal has played a big bet. He has made a big announcement for the elderly of Delhi. Kejriwal said that 80 thousand new elderly people in Delhi will get the gift of pension, and the stalled work will be started again.

Arvind Kejriwal said in a press conference that the AAP government is committed to social welfare. He highlighted that the decision to give old age pensionss to more people is being implemented after the cabinet's approval on Sunday. Let us tell you that on Sunday, the Delhi government launched a portal for the elderly to apply for r pension. Kejriwal claimed that he has already received 10,000 applications.

Money will come every month into the accounts of 80 thousand new elderly people.

In the press conference, Kejriwal said that he has brought good news for the elderly of Delhi on behalf of the Delhi government. The Aam Aadmi Party government is going to givpensionson to 80 thousand new elderly people. Kejriwal has said that now 5 lakh 30 thousand elderly people will gpensionsion in Delhi. 80 thousand new beneficiaries have been added to this number.

How much pension do the elderly get in Delhi?

He said that currently 2000 rupees per month are given to the elderly between 60 and 69 years of age. Apart from this, 2500 rupees per month are being given to the elderly above 70 years of age. Kejriwal further said that this decision has also been passed by the cabinet and it has also been implemented. He said that 10 thousand new applications have also come for pension.

BJP people stopped the pension of the elderly

The former Delhi CM accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stopping the pension of the elderly. He alleged that the BJP stopped the pension when he was in jail. Kejriwal also claimed that the highest amount of money is given as a pension in Delhi. At the same time, the double-engine government gives less pensionss to the elderly than us.