PATNA: With the Assembly elections round the corner, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday disbursed social security pensions to 1.11 crore beneficiaries from his official residence in Patna, providing them with Rs 1, 100 each under various state-run welfare schemes.
A total of Rs 1, 227.27 crore was transferred directly to the beneficiaries' accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT).