Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Bihar Govt to Recover Funds from Deceased Pensioners
The Bihar government found that more than 200,000 people receiving old-age pensions had died.
They are now checking all pension recipients and will take back the money given to the dead people.
They will use special centers to do this check, starting on December 1, 2025.
Over 2 lakh deceased beneficiaries found in Bihar's old-age pension scheme
Government orders physical verification of all pension recipients
Amount deposited into accounts of deceased to be recovered
Verification to be conducted through Common Service Centres (CSCs)
Drive to begin on December 1, 2025
- Who
- Bihar government, pension recipients
- What
- Physical verification of pension recipients, recovery of deposited amounts
- When
- Verification drive begins on December 1, 2025
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- To prevent pension transfers to deceased beneficiaries and recover deposited amounts
- Scheme Name
- Indira Gandhi Old Age Pension Scheme
- Number of Deceased Beneficiaries
- Over 2 lakh
- Verification Method
- Common Service Centres (CSCs)
- Verification Start Date
- December 1, 2025
- Personnel Deployed
- 80,000