Which among the following statement is are correct about Universal Pension Scheme 1 All th...........

Jharkhand Polity

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Which among the following statement is/are correct about Universal Pension Scheme?

1. All the old people above 60 years of age will get the benefit of the pension scheme.

2. Poor, disabled and destitute, including widows, single, abandoned women, will be covered by this scheme.

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Universal Pension Scheme

This pension scheme operated under the social security scheme has been simplified. In this, the compulsion of APL and BPL cards has been abolished. The special feature of this scheme is that now all the old people above 60 years of age will get the benefit of the pension scheme. Provided the applicant is not a taxpayer. Poor, disabled and destitute, including widows, single, abandoned women, will be covered by this scheme. All of them will get one thousand rupees per month directly in the bank account.