Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 24 (ANI): Hailing the Centre’s Atal Pension Yojana (APY), Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday a total of 5.26 lakh people have benefitted from the scheme only in Bangalore.
The Atal Pension Yojana (APY) is the government’s flagship social security programme launched eight years ago.
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Speaking at an informal interaction organised by the Thinkers Forum here, Sitharaman said, “The Atal Pension Yojana has benefitted 5.26 lakh poor people aged 60 and above in Bengaluru, alone. As many as 1.95 lakh houses have been sanctioned for urban and rural pockets within Bangalore, and a total of 1.95 lakh houses have been sanctioned under the PM Awas Yojana. Under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, 11 crore or more wholesale…
