Old-age pension through Family ID, without an application
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What happened
- The UP Cabinet approved automatic enrolment and approval of eligible BPL persons aged 60 or above under the National Old Age Pension Scheme using the “Ek Parivar Ek Pehchan” Family ID system [UP Cabinet].
- About 67.50 lakh senior citizens already get the pension in UP [UP Cabinet].
Background
- Lists will be drawn from Family ID and sent to the Social Welfare portal; the department will take consent before sanction [UP Cabinet].
Why it matters
- Many eligible elderly people never apply; using existing data to find them reverses the burden from citizen to state.
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How to use this in Mains
- Use as an example of proactive, data-led delivery (Family ID).
Quotable data point67.50 lakh seniors receive old-age pension in UP [UP Cabinet, 14 Nov 2025].
UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 14 November 2025 (Hindi PDF)
Exam angle
UPPCS
GS-VI: welfare delivery in UP; use of data.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
Practice · UPPCS
UP's Family ID system is called
Answer (b) & explanation
Source: as cited in this article.
Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 14 November 2025 (Hindi PDF)
facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending