Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu on Friday doubled the amount for pensioners in the state from ₹1,000 per month to ₹2,000. Around 5.4 lakh pensioners will be benefited from the decision which will be effective from January. Naidu had earlier increased the pension from ₹200 to ₹1,000 in 2014 when TDP came to power in the state.