{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2323264", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2323264", "headline": "Cabinet extends National Social Assistance Programme with Rs 53,428 crore budget", "summary": "The Union Cabinet announced on 14 October 2026 the continuation of the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), now renamed Pradhan Mantri Samajik Sahayata Yojana, for five years from 2026-27 to 2030-31. With a total budget of Rs 53,428 crore, the program will support 3.20 crore beneficiaries across 36 States and Union Territories. The update introduces a lower disability benchmark of 40% and allows eligibility for disability pensions from birth. New guidelines for these disability pension changes will be implemented within three months.", "key_points": ["Budget: Rs 53,428 crore for the period 2026-27 to 2030-31", "Beneficiaries: 3.20 crore people across 36 States/UTs", "Disability Pension: Benchmark disability lowered from 80% to 40%", "Disability Pension: Minimum age for eligibility is now since birth", "Rates: Divyangjan pension is Rs 375 (0-79 years) and Rs 625 (80+ years)"], "issued_date": "2026-10-14", "listing_date": "2026-10-14", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2323264", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "executive_administrative_instruction", "functions": ["sanctions_expenditure", "announces", "creates_norms"], "cites": ["Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016", "Article 41 of the Constitution of India"]}, "issuer": "Department of Rural Development", "department": "Cabinet", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2323264"}, "topics": ["social assistance", "pensions", "disability benefits"], "reader_topics": ["Budget & spending", "Welfare"], "intent": "updates", "states": [], "national": true, "places": ["all the 36 States/UTs"], "applies_to": ["beneficiaries", "persons with disabilities"], "dates": [{"kind": "period_start", "date": "2026-04-01", "wording": "2026-27", "what": "continuation of NSAP", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "period_end", "date": "2031-03-31", "wording": "2030-31", "what": "continuation of NSAP", "counts_from": null}, {"kind": "deadline", "date": null, "wording": "within three months", "what": "issuance and implementation of guidelines for divyangjan pension", "counts_from": "approval date"}], "revision": "c092d763ff11673f", "recorded_at": "2026-10-14T11:46:53.764864+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-23T20:38:09.107225+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-23T21:12:51+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}