Under this scheme, around 5,000 transgenders will recieve Rs 500, Rs 700 and 900 per month as a pension under various categories depending on their age.
"The women, those who are fighting divorce cases in courts, were also brought under MBPY by the state government under this scheme earlier on the direction of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik," he said.
it also mandates that the income of the beneficiary must not exceed Rs 40,000 per annum and should not have a member paying income tax or working as a government servant.