Bhubaneswar, Nov. 10 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched pension disbursement to over 5 lakh new beneficiaries under the Madhubabu Pension Yojana and inaugurated the Unified Pension Management Portal (UPMP) at Reserve Police Ground in Balasore district on Tuesday.

Odisha government undertook a major expansion and overhaul of its social security pension system, bringing 5,05,817 new beneficiaries under the pension scheme. CM Majhi introduced several fresh measures through the UPMP to simplify pension applications, ensure timely payments and strengthen social security coverage.

Previously, more than 36.75 lakh people were receiving assistance under the scheme. With the inclusion of the new beneficiaries, the coverage will increa...