{
  "id": 9346617,
  "title": "Social security, welfare fund board pension distribution from Thursday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/social-security-welfare-fund-board-pension-distribution-from-thursday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T14:11:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/social-security-welfare-fund-board-pension-distribution-from-thursday/article71499799.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Starting from Thursday, the State government will commence the distribution of September's social security and welfare fund board pension payments, according to Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan's office. The Finance department has allocated ₹1,068.79 crore for these pensions, with ₹957.93 crore earmarked for social security and ₹110.86 crore for welfare fund board pensions. For social security pensions, ₹531.62 crore will be directly deposited into the beneficiaries' bank accounts, while the remaining ₹426.30 crore will be distributed via primary cooperative credit societies. The distribution must be finalized by October 5.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "State government begins September pension distribution on Thursday",
    "₹1,068.79 crore allocated for social security and welfare fund pensions",
    "₹531.62 crore for social security directly deposited in bank accounts"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/should-the-u-s-raise-payroll-taxes-to-save-social-security",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:25:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}