Delhi Old Age Pension Scheme

To provide financial assistance to old age persons, which are above 60 years, old Government of Delhi launched an old age pension scheme. This scheme is providing the benefits to senior citizens and eligible persons will get monthly pension against the same.

 

We will discuss in details about who are eligible for this scheme. How much amount they will get? Moreover, Methods of obtaining the same.

 

Eligibility Criteria:-

·         Since Government of Delhi launches this scheme, so this scheme will provide benefits to persons, which are residents of Delhi for more than 5 years.

·         As stated above also that minimum age criteria for this scheme is 60 years.

·         Apart from minimum age criteria and resident of Delhi there is another criteria, which should be kept in mind before applying this pension scheme, is that family income from all sources should be less then Rs.1, 00,000 including rent, Dividend, Interest on savings etc.

·         The person applying for benefits under this scheme should not be getting any financial assistance from any other government run schemes.

·         The person Aadhar should be linked with the bank account in which person is receiving the pension.

 

Benefits of this scheme:-

(i)                  The persons applying for pension under this scheme will get pension of Rs.2000 per month if person age is between 60 to 69 years. When person age is above 70 years than person will get financial assistance of Rs.2500 per month.

(ii)                In addition to this if person is under SC/ST/ Minority community then the person will be eligible for additional Rs.500 per month financial assistance apart from Rs.2000 per month.

 

Note:- The key point is that this pension is transferred directly into beneficiary account through ECS system so person must have single operated account in any National Bank in NCT of Delhi State. This is done in order to protect the old age persons benefits from being misused by any other wrong persons and depriving the old persons from the benefits.

 

Procedure for applying the pension and Various Documents required for getting the pension:-

There are following Documents required before application for this scheme for both online and offline modes:-

1.       Any of the following ID proofs:-

(i)                  PAN card

(ii)                Aadhar Card

(iii)               Driving Licence

(iv)               Voter ID card

2.       Any of the following Address Proof:-

(i)                  Passport with validity

(ii)                Any Utility bill on the name of applicant

(iii)               Property tax bill

(iv)               Aadhar card

3.       Bank account passbook and cancelled cheque

4.       Passport size photograph- 1 no.

5.       Income tax returns/ Income self-declaration

6.       Caste certificate required in case of Minority, which should be issued from competent authority.

7.       Bank Account should be linked with Aadhar card.

8.       Income declaration in the prescribed format.

Apart from mentioned formalities, you have to check for available quota for applications in given constituency at the time of application.

 

Eligible persons can apply under this scheme at official portal of Government of NCT of Delhi link of the same is https://portal.delhi.gov.in/.

Where you can go to services link then at citizen service login.

 

Alternatively, eligible person can directly visit at concerned District Social Welfare office. Eligible person can fill the required details in given format. All the mentioned documents are required to kept with applicant and required to be uploaded in system through scanned copies. Aadhar card in mandatory for applying this scheme. The relevant District social welfare office will check and scrutinise the application form and even call the applicant for completion of verification process. When applicant application is approved than beneficiary will start receiving the pension amount into linked bank account.

 

The whole process will get completed within 45 days if all document met the eligible criteria.