Punjab

Old age

Widows and Destitute women

Dependent children

Disabled person

Family benefit

Women

Men

 60 years and above

 65 years and above

 ₹250 per month

 ₹250 per month

₹250 per month

₹250 per month Below Poverty Line (BPL)

₹250 per month

₹10,000 

Receive 

In urban areas through bank accounts and in rural areas through gram panchayat

Contact

 

Deputy secretary (Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)

Website

Department of Social Welfare (Government of Punjab)

Enquire

State Information Commission Punjab 

Complain

Online Form (Public Grievances Portal, Government of Punjab)

Complaint Form (Lokayukta, Punjab)

Monitor

Number of Beneficiaries and Expenditure: 

News

2014

Probe into alleged embezzlement of ₹1- cr pension grant in Ferozepur (Hindustan Times, 23 Jan 2014)

2013

Punjab govt starts pension scheme for construction workers (Business Standard, 24 December 2013)

20 lakh pensioners denied pension claims (Mail today, 17 November 2013)

Punjab government fixes fake old age pension racket (Mail Online India, 7 October 2013)

Old age pension - A real help (Punjab News Express, 22 October 2013)