Eligibility
| Type | Criteria | | Old Age | Above 60 years of age without any adequate means of support
Resident of the National Capital Territory (NCT) for at least 5 years
Annual family income less than ₹60,000
Has a 'singly operated' bank or post account (except for mentally challenged or under legal guardianship)
Shall not be in receipt of any other pension or financial assistance
| Persons with Special Needs
- Blindness
- Low vision
- Leprosy cured
- Impairment locomotor
- Disability
- Cerebral palsy
- Autism
- Mental illness | Less than 60 years
Family income less than ₹75,000 per year
Resident of NCT of Delhi for atleast 5 years
Disability not less than 40 percent
Disability certificate by a government hospital
Has a ‘single operated’ bank/post account (except for minor, mentally challenged persons under legal guardianship) | | Family Benefit | Deceased bread earner between 18-64 years
Family income less than ₹60,000 per year
Resident of NCT of Delhi for 5 years
Has 'singly-operated' bank/post office account (except for minors, mentally challenged persons under legal guardianship) | | Leprosy Patients | Leprosy patients residing in NCT of Delhi before 1993 |
| Type | Pension | | Old Age |
| 60-69 years | ₹1000 per month
| Four installments | | 70 years | ₹1500 per month
| Four installments |
| | Persons with Special needs | ₹1000 per month in four installments (on reaching 60 years, automatically transferred to Old Age scheme) | | Family Benefit | One time assistance of ₹10,000 | | Leprosy patients | ₹1800 per month per family |
| Type | Supplementary Documents | Supplementary Documents | | Old Age | Proof of Residence (any one)
Ration Card
Voter I Card
Passport
Driving Licence
Birth Certificate
Death Certificate
Insurance policy document
Immunization card
Medical records of treatment in Delhi
Electricity Bill
Water Bill
Telephone Bill
Gas connection Receipt
Bank passbook
Caste Certificate
Student I Card
Service I Card
Property document
Family income self declaration
Attest Form and documents by a Gazetted Officer
| Proof of Age (any one)
Birth Certificate
School leaving certificate 10th certificate
Hospital discharge slip
Driving licence
Passport
PAN Card
Ration Card
Voter Card
Immunization Card
Age assessment certificate Any government document with date and birthplace
If no resident proof, then statements of any two witnesses
MP of the area
President or Secretary of RWA
Neighbours (Two)
SHG's / Mahila Mandals President
ICDS Supervisor/ ASHA
Gazetted Officer
| | Persons with Special Needs | Proof of residence (Any one of the following)
Same as above and
Freedom Fighter I Card
Pension Document
Ex-Servicemen dependent certificate
Disability Certificate from government hospital
Family income self declaration
| Attest Form and documents by a Gazetted Officer
If no resident proof, then same as above
Photo I Card of the witness showing their residence proof as well
Inform of any address change
| | Family Benefit | Proof of residence (Any one)
Same as above
Family income self declaration
Proof of death (Any one)
Death certificate
Receipt by cremation ground/graveyard
Certificate issued by hospital of death
Certificate of Block Development Officer (death outside Delhi)
Post Mortem report Attest Form and documents by a Gazetted Officer | Proof of age of deceased (Any one)
Birth Certificate
School leaving Certificate
Hospital Discharge slip
Driving licence
Passport
PAN card
Ration card
Voter card
Medical certificate
Immunization card
If no resident proof, then same as above
Photo I card of the witness showing their residence proof as well
| | Leprosy patients | Same as persons with special needs | Same as persons with special needs |
Submit
Eligible/entitled persons and households submit the applications directly to the GRC-SKs. After necessary scrutiny and verifications, the GRC-SKs submit the applications in the the Dy. Commissioner (DMU/DRC) who submits them to the area Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) / Members of Parliament (MPs) for recommendation within a period of 30 days and then send the cases back to the Office of Deputy Commissioner for taking further action. If its is not received back within this period, it shall be presumed that there is no objection to the sanctioning of the entitlements.
Alternatively, the area Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) /Members of Parliament (MPs) directly recommend the cases for social security pension. However there is no ceiling or quota. The recommended applications are submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district who asks the Gender Resource Centres (GRCs) Samajik Suvidha Sangam Kendras (SKs) to verify the applications and resubmit the applications to the Deputy Commissioner Office for further action.
| Type | Account | Duration | | Old Age | Bank | Month after approval | | Persons with Special Needs | Bank | Month after approval | | Family Benefit | A/c payee cheque given | One time assistance | | Leprosy Patients | - | - |
Principal Secretary (Social Welfare & Women and Child Development)
Penalty
Monitor
Status of Applications (Pensioner)
15k pension cases to be verified again (The Times of India, 4 March 2014)
Arvinder Singh Lovely meets Chief Secretary for various demands (NewsTrack India, 4 March 2014)
Pension Issue (Rashtriya Sahara, 12 Feb 2014)Taxes remain same, pension rises (Naveed Iqpal, The Indian Express, 12 Feb 2014)
2013 Activists seek Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's help for pension to elderly (The Economic Times 30 Dec 2013)
Elderly poor turn to Kejriwal for universal pension (Business Line, 30 December 2013)
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal urged to take actions on pensions (India Today, 30 December)
Pension Parishad calls off strike (The Hindu, 21 December 2013)
Pension Parishad delegation meets Rahul Gandhi (The Hindu, 11 December 2013)
Pension protesters held outside PM's house (The Hindu, 7 December 2013)
Pension Parishad urges PM to meet elderly people (The Hindu, 5 December 2013)
A case for universal pension (Jayati Ghosh, Frontline, Print edition: 27 December, 2013)
Centres Working for Upliftment of Disabled Persons (Press Information Bureau, 12 December 2013)
Social Sector Budget Cuts (pensionparishad.org, 11 December 2013)
Full coverage to all under old age pension schemes demanded (The Hindu, 12 May 2013) |
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