{
  "id": 4422650,
  "title": "Govt. releases ₹2,693 crore towards NTR Bharosa pensions for September",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/govt-releases-2-693-crore-towards-ntr-bharosa-pensions-for-september",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T12:48:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/govt-releases-2693-crore-towards-ntr-bharosa-pensions-for-september/article71407366.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Government has released ₹2,693 crore towards NTR Bharosa pensions on September 1, according to Minister of Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) Kondapalli Srinivas. The pensions are distributed to 61.92 lakh beneficiaries. Additionally, ₹2.51 crore has been allocated for 6,268 new spouse pensions to provide social security for eligible surviving spouses following their husbands' deaths. Since assuming power, the NDA government has spent a total of ₹73,506 crore on pensions, with the primary aim of uplifting the poor, as per the Minister.",
  "summary": "The total number of beneficiaries stands at 61.92 lakh, and ₹2.51 crore has been allocated for 6,268 newly-sanctioned spouse pensions, says SERP Minister Kondapalii Srinivas",
  "key_points": [
    "Government released ₹2,693 crore for NTR Bharosa pensions on September 1",
    "61.92 lakh beneficiaries receive pensions",
    "₹2.51 crore allocated for 6,268 new spouse pensions"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}