Haryana old age pension increase Diwali 2025: The pension for senior citizens in Haryana has been increased by Rs 500, effective November 1. Find out how much pension the elderly will receive now.
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Haryana Old Age Pension Increase Diwali 2025: This year’s Diwali is going to be a happy one for the elderly as well. In fact, starting next month, their pensions will also be increasing. As a Diwali gift to the elderly, the Haryana government has announced an increase of ₹500 in their old-age pension. This increased pension will be effective from November 1st.
How much pension will they receive now?
Today, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini approved this decision in a cabinet meeting. He announced that starting November 1st, senior citizens will receive a pension of ₹3500 instead of ₹3000. It should be noted that the previous increase was ₹2700 to ₹3000 on January 1st, 2024. Several other decisions were also taken at this cabinet meeting, including changes to the Haryana Police recruitment rules. Now, 50% of the Sub-Inspector (Male) positions will be filled through promotion instead of direct recruitment. Apart from this, the validity of Common Eligibility Test (CET) score for recruitment to Group-C and Group-D posts has been extended for 3 years.
In 2014, the pension was only ₹1,000.
When the BJP government came to power in Haryana in 2014, the pension for the elderly was ₹1,000. It then increased to ₹1,200 in 2015, then ₹1,600 in November 2016. The pension was then increased to ₹2,250 in 2020. The following year, in April 2021, it was increased to ₹2,500, in April 2023, to ₹2,750, and in 2024, it was increased to ₹3,000.
The Central Government Also Gave a Diwali Bonus
Even before the Haryana government, the Central Government also gave a Diwali bonus, increasing the DA for central employees and pensioners by 3 percent, bringing the DA from 55 percent to 58 percent. This increased DA will be effective from July 1, 2025.
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