Bhubaneswar, Nov. 14 -- Pension beneficiaries in Odisha will receive their monthly payments partly in cash and partly through their bank accounts under a new system introduced by the state government.

While the pension amount remains unchanged, the method of payment got revised. The state government will provide the larger share in cash and the remaining amount will be credited to beneficiaries' bank accounts.

Under the revised arrangement, old-age pension beneficiaries receiving Rs 1,000 will get Rs 800 in cash, while the remaining Rs 200 will be deposited into their bank accounts. Widow pension beneficiaries receiving Rs 1,000 will get Rs 700 in cash and Rs 300 through their bank accounts.

For beneficiaries aged above 80 years, who r...