In June 2025, Kumar announced that the monthly pension for elderly citizens, persons with disabilities and widowed women under the Social Security Pension Scheme would be increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1,100, effective July 2025

Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy said the BJP's defeat in the Bankipur Assembly bypoll reflected growing public and Gen Z anger against the party. His remarks came after Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor won the BJP stronghold by over 19,000 votes, while the BJP said it would review the bypoll results