| Type | Criteria | | Old age | Men of 58 years and above
Women of 55 years and above
A resident of Rajasthan for a minimum period of seven years
No other source of regular income
Other family members not be older than 25 years or suffering from physical disability and incapable of earning
Income below ₹48,000 per annum | | Widows, Destitute, Divorced women | | Widowed | Widow of any age
A permanent resident of Rajasthan
A resident of Rajasthan for a minimum period of seven years
No other regular source of income
Income below ₹48,000 per annum
Other members of the family should not be older than 25 years, if they are then they should be suffering from physical disability and incapable of earning | | Destitute | BPL of 65 years or more and who is HIV/AIDS+ and registered with AIDS control society
Income below ₹48,000
A permanent resident of Rajasthan | | Divorced | No age limit
Income below ₹48,000
A permanent resident of Rajasthan |
| | Disabled | | | Dwarfs | Less than three and a half feet tall
Income below ₹60,000
Bonafide resident of Rajasthan
| | Transgender | | | B.P.L, state B.P.L, Antyodaya families and Astha card holders Sahariya, Saharia, Kathodi, Khairwa communities | |
| Type | Pension | | All pensions | ₹500 per month | | Except aged, widows, abandoned, divorced, disabled pensioners above 75 years | ₹750 per month | | Disabled below 8 years | ₹250 per month |
Application
Age certificate (school certificate, register of birth (maintained by the gram panchayat), latest electoral roll or certificate of age granted by the Block Development Officer or Tehsildar on receipt of a written statement supported by two witnesses)
SubmitThe form should be attested from an MP/MLA/Municipal authority
Gram Panchayat Tehsil office District Collector's Office
[Please collect a dated acknowledgement as proof of submission]
State buses with boards displaying information regarding the relaxation of eligibility criteria for state pensions.
Between April 20, 2013 to May 31, 2013, special pension mega campaigns were organized in the state and eligible persons were issued on-the-spot sanctions after receiving applications in more than 3000 camps. Sanctions w ere issued to more than 4 lakh persons during this period. The identification of eligible pensioners is done by the Patwari and Thesildar. Their report is submitted to Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) for Urban areas and to Block Development Officer (BDO) for rural areas. SDOs and BDOs are the sanctioning authorities. The pension payment order (PPO) is prepared by the Treasury Officer at the district treasury office after scrutinizing the sanction letter submitted by the SDO / BDO. The PPO is then sent to the respective Treasury / Sub-treasury offices where pension payments are done.
In rural areas, an Approval Authority Committee has been constituted to accept applications in rural areas. The sub-divisional officer/sub-divisional magistrate will be Chairman, while concerned development officer-member and pradhan/deputy pradhan of concerned panchayat samiti will be present as members of the committee.
In urban areas, the sub-division officer/sub-division magistrate will be chairman and chief executive officer/commissioner/ executive officer of concerned municipal body, mayor/deputy mayor, chairperson or deputy chairperson, president or vice president/ward or council members have been included as members of the committee.
Receive
Cash
Deposit in bank account
Deposit in post office savings account
Money order
Contact
Helpline
Call 0141-2740637
Website
Enquire
Monitor
Complain
As per the Services Delivery Act, 2011 there should be Sahayta Kendra at the block level which are meant to have a single window system to file and redress citizen grievances
Rajiv Gandhi Sahayta Kendra (at Pindwada the Block office of Sirohi)
 Penalty
As per the Services Delivery Act, 2011, there is also to be a notice board in every Gram Panchyat (and other government offices) detailing clearly the services provided, time frame for the delivery of same and procedure for redress of any grievances.
Notice Board at Panchayat Samiti, Pindwada
Research
News
Rajasthan approves pension for 400,000 people (Zeenews, 13 May 2013)
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