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

The current stock stands lower than in the same period last year, when the reservoirs contained 13,94,292 million litres (96.33 per cent). Also, the lake levels remained lower than in 2024, when the lakes had 14,05,678 million litres, accounting for 97.12 per cent of the total live storage