ESI on Social Security Statistics, July 2017 – June 2018
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The number of beneficiaries of Basic Pensions and Social Aid as well as the amount paid to them by Government are given in the table below.
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Type of Social Assistance |
Number of beneficiaries |
Amount paid (Rs mn) for period July 2017 to June 2018 |
|
|
June 2017 |
June 2018 |
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|
Basic Pensions |
|
|
|
|
Basic Retirement Pension |
206,799 |
215,334 |
16,809.6 |
|
Basic Widow’s Pension |
19,540 |
19,282 |
1,525.8 |
|
Basic Invalid’s Pension |
32,300 |
32,075 |
2,706.2 |
|
Basic Orphan’s Pension |
365 |
349 |
34.8 |
|
Social Aid 1/ |
18,493 |
16,975 |
562.5 |
Expenditure on Social Security & Welfare
Government expenditure on Social Security and Welfare is not yet available for the period July 2017 to June 2018.
Latest available figures indicate that Government spent Rs 34.8 billion on Social Security and Welfare for the period July 2016 to June 2017, representing 28.2% of total Government expenditure and 7.8% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices.
