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YSR welfare pension records — Andhra Pradesh HC
High Court of Andhra Pradesh · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited
State welfare pensions (YSR, Old Age, Widow, Disability): §4(1)(b)(xii) proactive disclosure.
Case details
| Court | High Court of Andhra Pradesh |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2022-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Pensioner / applicant |
| Respondent | State Welfare department |
| RTI Act sections | §4(1)(b)(xii) |
| Outcome | Applicant allowed |
Outcome
State welfare-pension beneficiary lists (YSR Pension, Old Age, Widow, Disability) are §4(1)(b)(xii) material.
Ratio decidendi
State-government welfare-pension schemes — YSR Pension Kanuka in AP, old-age, widow, disability — are subsidy programmes under §4(1)(b)(xii). Beneficiary lists, disbursal records, and rejection orders are proactively disclosable. Individual Aadhaar-linked data remains protected.
Keywords
YSR Pension, welfare, AP HC, §4(1)(b)(xii)
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