The data shows that the central government provided a support of ₹957 crore during FY24 for the minimum pension. Of the total number of pensioners, those who received government support to avail the minimum ₹1,000 monthly pension under EPS increased marginally to 2.06 million in FY24 from 2.05 million in FY23.
The total number of pensioners under the EPS rose by nearly 4 per cent to 7.85 million.
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