Jaipur:  The Chief Minister of Rajasthan  Ashok Gehlot has said that the Central government should enact a social security law for the "benefit" of poor people across the country.

Chief Minister said that the Rajasthan government will also send the social security bill proposal, passed in the state assembly, to the centre.

"We are providing social security pension to 1  crore citizen in Rajasthan, but in order to benefit every poor of the country, the government should enact a law related to social security, so that the common man at least get the right to live" he said. 

Gehlot also said that he will appeal to prime minister Narendra Modi to implement the Old Pension Scheme across the country.

"Under criticism, however,  we implemented the Old Pension Scheme in Rajasthan, and some other states have implemented it in their states as well. I will appeal to Narendra Modi that this should be implemented across the country," he said.

The CM  also informed that the government of Rajasthan will present its budget in the Vidhan Sabha on February 8. 

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