Type	Eligibility	Entitlement	Apply
Agricultural Labour	60 years or above Resident of Kerala for atleast 10 years Worked as agriculture labour for 10 years or more under landowners Member of Kerala Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Family annual income of or less than ₹11,000 Doesn't work at a plantation Destitute Not applied or received other pensions Does not beg Not admitted to a poor home Apply at the local body near residence	₹500	Application Form
Old Age	65 years above Must be a destitute Must not be eligible for any other pension except except in connection with Leprosy, TB and cancer Nobody to look after them Does not beg Must not be admitted to a poor home Family annual income of or less than Rs.11, 000 Resident of Kerala for over three years Applied at the localbody where the person is residing	₹500 ₹1000 - above 80 years	Application Form
Disabled	Must be a destitute Must not be eligible, applied or receive any other pension except in connection with Leprosy, TB and cancer Must not resort to habitual begging Applicant is not eligible if the person is admitted to a poor home. Family annual income of or less than ₹22375 in urban area and less than ₹20000 in rural area. Applied at the localbody where the person is residing. Submit medical certificate of disability	₹700	Application Form (Mentally challenged) Application Form (Physically Challenged
Unmarried women above 50 years	Unmarried Not applied for other pensions No one of their to look after him/her Does not beg. Must not be admitted to a poor home. Family annual income of or less than ₹22375 in urban area and less than ₹20000 in rural areas Applied at the localbody where the person is residing	₹700	Application Form
Widow	Widow Must not be a remarried Must not receive or be eligible any other pension Must have nobody to look after them Does not beg Must not be admitted to a poor home Family annual income of or less than ₹22375 in urban area and less than ₹20000 in rural areas Applied at the localbody where the person is residing. Applicant must be a destitute	₹700	Application Form

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Process

Local bodies recieve the application, process it, grant it and distribute of the pension. The application has to be submitted to the concerned Grama Panchayat/ Municipality/ Corporation Secretary. An enquiry is conducted around one month to 45 days (depending on the scheme) after the application is submitted. The list of beneficiaries is finalized within 45 days after the enquiry. An appeal against the beneficiary list should be submitted within 30 days to the concerned district collegctor and the Government takes the right decision against the appeal

Principal Secretary (Local Self Government Department)

Pension schemes fail to deliver result (The Times of India, 22 Jan 2014)

'Abhayam' project begins today (The Hindu, 20 December 2013)

Kerala Government to Introduce Pension Scheme for MGNREGS Workers (The Hindu, 3 September 2013)