THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government has decided to pay the hike pension of retired employees in advance in March.
Social welfare pension for five months (from last December to April this year) will be distributed by the third week of March. Along with this, the increased pension of April will be distributed in advance.

Earlier, it was announced in the last budget that social security pension will be increased by Rs 100. Rs 2980.68 crore is the expense for paying up five months’ pension.

All will get the next instalment of social security pension without submitting the eligibility certificate.