Pension income ceiling enhanced to ₹1.20 lakh, set to benefit over 20 lakh people

Pension income ceiling enhanced to ₹1.20 lakh, set to benefit over 20 lakh individuals Published – August 20, 2026 12: 42 am IST – Bengaluru.

Key points

• Parameshwara had directed the Revenue Department to continue disbursing pensions to 32.14 lakh beneficiaries whose annual income exceeds ₹32, 000 but remains below ₹1.20 lakh.
• Parameshwara, during the Karnataka Legislative Assembly at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on August 19, 2026.
• Nevertheless, the physical verification identified that regarding 23.14 lakh beneficiaries fell in the annual income bracket of ₹32, 000 to ₹1.20 lakh.
• The scheme covers old-age pensions, widow pensions and disability pensions, and the existing income ceiling had been capped at ₹32, 000.
• After which 23.14 lakh beneficiaries were flagged as suspicious, the decision follows an exercise in which the administration extracted data from the Kutumba software.

Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, during the Karnataka Legislative Assembly at Vidhana Soudha, in Bengaluru on August 19, 2026.

In a decision set to provide relief to over 20 lakh beneficiaries, the Karnataka administration has decided to continue providing pensions under the Social Security Pension scheme to those with an annual income between ₹32, 000 and ₹1.20 lakh.

Notably, the scheme covers old-age pensions, widow pensions and disability pensions, and the existing income ceiling had been capped at ₹32, 000.

After which 23.14 lakh beneficiaries were flagged as suspicious, the decision follows an exercise in which the administration extracted data from the Kutumba software. After physical verification through the Sanyojane app, pensions of concerning 18.06 lakh beneficiaries were halted as they were either not identified at the addresses provided or failed to furnish documents, including income validation certificates.

Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, who holds the Revenue portfolio, remarked the annual income ceiling to avail of the pension had remained capped at ₹32, 000 for a long time, leaving lakhs of residents out of the scheme.

"By increasing the annual income cap, we have resolved a long-pending issue, " he remarked.

Meanwhile, a note from his office remarked Mr. Parameshwara had directed the Revenue Department to continue disbursing pensions to 32.14 lakh beneficiaries whose annual income exceeds ₹32, 000 but remains below ₹1.20 lakh. An order to this effect was issued on Tuesday.

For now, pension income ceiling enhanced to ₹1.20 lakh, set to benefit over 20 remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.