Ahead of the Assembly elections, AAP's Arvind Kejriwal announced the Delhi government’s decision to grant old-age pensions to an additional 80,000 people. With this, the total number of such beneficiaries has risen to 5.3 lakh. Kejriwal claimed that Delhi offers highest pension rates in India, with ₹2,000 provided to individuals aged 60-69 and ₹2,500 for those aged 70 and above.