Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that government will take adequate measures to ensure social security for the children, women and senior citizens of the country. During his Pre -Budget Consultative Meeting with the representatives of different Social Sector Groups in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Jaitley said, the inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the NDA government. Finance Ministry in a release said, various suggestions were made by the representatives of Social Sector Groups during the meeting. <br/><br/>The major suggestions included increase in old age pension from Rs 200 to Rs 500, increase in pension for widows, inclusion of grandparents as a separate entity under Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana. Other suggestions include increased budgetary allocation in secondary education and universalize education for children upto 18 years of age and improving financial transparency in Sarv Siksha Abhiyan.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that government will take adequate measures to ensure social security for the children, women and senior citizens of the country. During his Pre -Budget Consultative Meeting with the representatives of different Social Sector Groups in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Jaitley said, the inclusive growth is high on the priorities of the NDA government. Finance Ministry in a release said, various suggestions were made by the representatives of Social Sector Groups during the meeting. The major suggestions included increase in old age pension from Rs 200 to Rs 500, increase in pension for widows, inclusion of grandparents as a separate entity under Rashtriya Swasthaya Bima Yojana. Other suggestions include increased budgetary allocation in secondary education and universalize education for children upto 18 years of age and improving financial transparency in Sarv Siksha Abhiyan.