Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Bihar pension: Rs 1,100 crore transferred to beneficiaries
Many people in Bihar get a little money every month from the government to help them buy food and medicine.
These people are grandparents, widows, and people with disabilities.
The government sent money straight into their bank accounts using a system called Direct Benefit Transfer.
Each person now receives 1,100 rupees every month, which is 700 rupees more than before.
The government sent more than 100 crore rupees in one day.
Different news reports give different numbers, with one saying 98 lakh people got the money and another saying more than 1 crore people.
The 10th day of every month is now called Bihar Pension Day.
On this day, the pension will be sent to people's accounts.
The Chief Minister, Samrat Chaudhary, announced this program.
He also said 1.7 crore families in Bihar get free electricity.
Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary disbursed social security pensions to beneficiaries across Bihar through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).
Reports differ on totals: one says around Rs 1,100 crore went to more than 98 lakh beneficiaries, while another says Rs 1,157.72 crore went to more than 1 crore (1.01 crore) beneficiaries.
The monthly pension was increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100, a rise of Rs 700 per month.
The schemes cover senior citizens aged 60 and above, widows and persons with disabilities, and the 10th of every month is fixed as 'Bihar Pension Day'.
The increase was decided before the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 by then Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and Chaudhary also announced 1.7 crore families receive 125 units of free electricity, costing Rs 23,000 crore in subsidy.
- Who
- Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, the Bihar government, and social security pension beneficiaries — senior citizens aged 60 and above, widows and persons with disabilities
- What
- The transfer of pension funds — around Rs 1,100 crore to more than 98 lakh beneficiaries per one report, or Rs 1,157.72 crore to over 1 crore beneficiaries per another — with the monthly pension raised from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100 via DBT
- When
- On a Monday, reported as August 10, which also marked 'Bihar Pension Day'; the 10th of every month is now fixed for pension transfers
- Where
- Bihar, with the DBT programme organised by the Social Welfare Department and addressed from Patna
- Why
- To provide greater financial support to vulnerable sections of society and strengthen Bihar's social security system; the increase was decided in the run-up to the Bihar Assembly Election 2025
- Amount transferred
- Around Rs 1,100 crore (one report); Rs 1,157.72 crore (another report)
- Beneficiaries
- More than 98 lakh (one report); more than 1 crore / 1.01 crore (another report)
- New monthly pension
- Rs 1,100
- Previous monthly pension
- Rs 400
- Monthly increase
- Rs 700
- Payment mode
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
- Coverage
- Senior citizens aged 60+, widows, persons with disabilities
- Pension Day
- 10th of every month (Bihar Pension Day)
