Archive · 25 Sep 2026
AP Banks To Facilitate Pension Withdrawals On October 1
Andhra Pradesh pensioners are scheduled to receive their pensions on October 1.
Banks will open for limited access that morning despite a previous bank holiday and a planned employee strike.
Government staff will collect the needed cash from banks.
They will then deliver pensions to people at their homes that afternoon.
The government has set aside ₹2,692.34 crore for 61.80 lakh beneficiaries.
Some money will go directly into pensioners’ bank accounts.
A small pilot will use the SNA SPARSH system in Gajapathinagaram mandal.
Officials asked pensioners to cooperate with the distribution staff.
Banks will be accessible on the morning of October 1 to support pension distribution in Andhra Pradesh.
Swarna Gramam and Swarna Ward staff will withdraw cash and deliver pensions to beneficiaries’ homes from that afternoon.
The government released ₹2,692.34 crore for 61.80 lakh pension beneficiaries.
₹16.65 crore will be credited directly to pensioners’ bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer.
A pilot under the SNA SPARSH system will credit ₹0.06 crore to NSAP pensioners in Gajapathinagaram mandal.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, State-Level Bankers’ Committee, Swarna Gramam and Swarna Ward staff, and 61.80 lakh pension beneficiaries.
- What
- Banks will facilitate cash withdrawals on October 1 so staff can distribute pensions, while some payments will be made through Direct Benefit Transfer.
- When
- Pension distribution is scheduled for October 1; the bank holiday is on September 26 and the proposed bank strike is from September 28 to September 30.
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, with a Direct Benefit Transfer pilot in Gajapathinagaram mandal of Vizianagaram district.
- Why
- The arrangements are intended to prevent inconvenience caused by the bank holiday and proposed bank employees’ strike.
- Pension distribution date
- October 1
- Total funds released
- ₹2,692.34 crore
- Beneficiaries
- 61.80 lakh pensioners
- Bank access
- Banks are to be accessible on the morning of October 1
- Home delivery
- Swarna Gramam and Swarna Ward staff will distribute pensions from the afternoon
- Direct Benefit Transfer
- ₹16.65 crore will be credited directly to pensioners’ bank accounts
- Pilot allocation
- ₹0.06 crore for NSAP pensioners in Gajapathinagaram mandal