The Odisha CM Navven Patnaik has announced a hike of Rs 200 per month in the social security pension under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY).
The state government launched Madhu Babu Pension Yojana on January 1, 2008, by merging two pension schemes – Old Age Pension and Odisha Disability Pension schemes.
The objective of MBPY is to provide financial assistance to the destitute elderly and destitute differently abled persons in the state.