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
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)