{"license":"Free to use with attribution to Vaada Meter (license terms to be finalised)","methodVersion":"1.0","generatedAt":"2026-10-05T09:25:49.728Z","data":{"id":"bjp-up-2022-009","text":"Raise pension for widows and destitute women to Rs 1,500 a month.","quote":"हम विधवा एवं निराश्रित महिलाओं के लिए पेंशन को बढ़ाकर ₹1,500 प्रतिमाह करेंगे।","quoteIsExact":true,"quoteLanguage":"hi","quoteEnglish":"We will increase the pension for widows and destitute women to Rs 1,500 per month.","page":6,"sector":"social-welfare","measurability":"measurable","importance":"major","deadline":"2027-03-31","deadlineType":"implied","status":"in_progress","rating":0,"ratingRule":"in_progress","provisional":true,"confidence":"medium","reason":"The 2024-25 budget speech gives the destitute women pension as Rs 1,000 a month. The 2025-26 and 2026-27 speeches give allocations and beneficiary counts but no higher rate. No increase to Rs 1,500 was found as of October 2026.","evidence":[{"date":"2024-02-05","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department","title":"Budget speech 2024-2025 (Hindi), PDF p. 5","url":"https://budget.up.nic.in/budgetbhashan/budgetbhashan_2024_2025.pdf","quote":"Translated from Hindi: The pension payable to eligible beneficiaries under the destitute women pension scheme has been increased from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 per month.","stance":"contradicts"},{"date":"2026-02-11","sourceType":"budget","publisher":"Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance Department","title":"Budget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 27","url":"https://budget.up.nic.in/budgetbhashan/budgetbhashan_2026_2027.pdf","quote":"Translated from Hindi: A provision of Rs 3,500 crore is proposed for the destitute women pension scheme; beneficiaries have reached 38 lakh 58 thousand 922 in 2025-2026.","stance":"context"}],"tags":["pension","widow-pension"],"sensitive":false,"review":{"state":"ai_draft","draftedBy":"research-agent","draftedAt":"2026-10-05","reviewedBy":null,"approvedBy":null},"manifestoId":"bjp-up-2022","partyId":"bjp","electionId":"up-2022"}}