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National Social Assistance Programme
The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is the Ministry of Rural Development's safety net for households below the poverty line, paying old-age, widow and disability pensions and a lump sum when a family loses its breadwinner. On 14 October 2026 the Union Cabinet extended it to 2030-31 with ₹53,428 crore, gave it the new name Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana and widened the disability pension.
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Creates the card: Cabinet extends NSAP to 2030-31 with ₹53,428 crore, renames it Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana and widens and raises the disability pension.
- NSAP
- Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana
- old age pension
- widow pension
- divyangjan pension
- family benefit scheme
- Article 41
- Ministry of Rural Development
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