Raise old-age pension for senior citizens to Rs 1,500 a month.
“हम वरिष्ठ नागरिकों की पेंशन को बढ़ाकर ₹1,500 प्रतिमाह करेंगे।”English: “We will increase the pension of senior citizens to Rs 1,500 per month.”
The verdict
The 2026-27 budget speech (Feb 2026) states 67.50 lakh beneficiaries receive Rs 1,000 a month under the old-age/farmer pension scheme. No increase to Rs 1,500 had been announced in the sources seen.
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“The Rs 1,500 pension is still waiting at the Rs 1,000 stop.”
Evidence timeline
- Budget11 Feb 2026· Government of Uttar Pradesh, Finance DepartmentcontradictsBudget speech 2026-2027 (Hindi), PDF p. 28 ↗
“Translated from Hindi: Under the old-age/farmer pension scheme, a pension of Rs 1000 per month is being provided to 67.50 lakh beneficiaries. Rs 8,950 crore is proposed for the scheme.”
More welfare promises from this manifesto
Up to Rs 1 lakh aid for weddings of daughters of poor families under the mass marriage scheme.
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Two free LPG cylinders a year, on Holi and Diwali, for all Ujjwala beneficiaries.
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Raise pension for widows and destitute women to Rs 1,500 a month.
Board laga hai: kaam chalu hai. Hum bhi dekh rahe hain.
Promise ID bjp-up-2022-034 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON