Patna/IBNS, June 21 -- The Bihar government on Saturday announced a major hike in the monthly pension scheme for all elderly, disabled and widowed women in the state months ahead of the assembly elections.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on X a hike in pension under Social Security Pension Scheme from Rs. 400 to Rs. 1,100 per month.

The amount will be credited to the accounts of the beneficiaries on 10th of every month, the Chief Minister said.

Bihar, which is ruled by a coalition government comprising Nitish's JD(U) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is due to head to assembly polls in the last quarter of the year.

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