Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to include more than five lakh new beneficiaries under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced on Tuesday.
The new beneficiaries will be formally covered under the scheme at a special programme to be organised in Baleshwar district later in the day. They will start receiving their pension from October.
Stating that the state government has consistently prioritised social security and a dignified standard of living for eligible people, Majhi said the expansion of the scheme is aimed at ensuring that more deserving individuals receive financial assistance.
He also said the government has introduced major administrative reforms to eliminate prolonged waiting periods and difficulties faced by applicants in receiving pensions. These measures are intended to make the pension disbursement system more transparent, simple and accessible.
The announcement follows the government’s commitment in the current state Budget to bring every eligible person under the Madhu Babu Pension Yojana.
Under the revised system, approved applicants will start receiving their pensions from the month immediately following the approval of their applications. This is expected to eliminate the need for eligible beneficiaries to wait for months or even years to receive pension benefits.
The more than five lakh new beneficiaries to be included through the Baleshwar programme will receive their pensions from October, the Chief Minister said in a post on X.
ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କ ସାମାଜିକ ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଓ ସମ୍ମାନଜନକ ଜୀବନଧାରଣକୁ ଆମ ସରକାର ସର୍ବଦା ସର୍ବୋଚ୍ଚ ପ୍ରାଥମିକତା ଦେଇ ଆସିଛନ୍ତି। ଭତ୍ତା ପାଇଁ ଦୀର୍ଘ ଦିନର ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଓ ଅସୁବିଧାକୁ ଦୂର କରିବା ଲାଗି ପ୍ରଶାସନିକ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାରେ ଏକ ବଡ଼ ସଂସ୍କାର ଅଣାଯାଇ ଭତ୍ତା ପ୍ରଦାନ ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ସ୍ୱଚ୍ଛ, ସରଳ ଓ ସୁଗମ କରାଯାଇଛି।
ଚଳିତ ବଜେଟରେ ମଧୁବାବୁ ପେନସନ ଯୋଜନାରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ସାମିଲ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ମୁଁ ଯେଉଁ ଘୋଷଣା କରିଥିଲି, ଆଜି ତାହା ବାସ୍ତବ ରୂପ ନେବାକୁ ଯାଉଛି। ଏଣିକି ଆଉ ଭତ୍ତା ପାଇଁ ବର୍ଷ ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ ନାହିଁ; ଆବେଦନ ମଞ୍ଜୁର ହେବାର ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ମାସରୁ ହିଁ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ହିତାଧିକାରୀଙ୍କୁ ସିଧାସଳଖ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାପ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦାନ କରାଯିବ।
ଏହି କ୍ରମରେ ଆଜି ବାଲେଶ୍ୱରଠାରେ ଆୟୋଜିତ ଏକ ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମରେ ବର୍ଷ ବର୍ଷ ଧରି ଅପେକ୍ଷାରେ ଥିବା ରାଜ୍ୟର ଆଉ ୫ ଲକ୍ଷରୁ ଊର୍ଦ୍ଧ୍ଵ ଯୋଗ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିଙ୍କୁ ମଧୁବାବୁ ପେନସନ ଯୋଜନାରେ ସାମିଲ କରିବା ସହ ଅକ୍ଟୋବର ମାସରୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାପ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦାନ ପୂର୍ବକ ଏହି ନୂତନ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ କରିବି।
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#କଥାଦେଇକଥାରଖିଲେ #ଭତ୍ତାପାଇଁଅପେକ୍ଷାରଯୁଗଶେଷ #promisedelivered— Mohan Charan Majhi (@MohanMOdisha) November 10, 2026
The expansion is expected to extend social security coverage to a larger section of eligible people across the state.
