The Telangana government issues a senior citizen card or certificate to elderly people domiciled in the state to help them easily access various government welfare schemes.

The ruling YSR Congress Party in the state and the opposition have accused each other over the issue of hardship faced by pensioners.     

Government pension schemes can help senior citizens save on taxes and accumulate a bigger corpus at retirement.

The Employees’ State Insurance scheme is a social security scheme that provides coverage to employees for medical needs, disability, and death benefit, among others.