Sikkim
Eligibility
Entitlement
Apply
Submit
All the paper applications have to be submitted in person at the local block office or at the headquarters (at Gangtok)
Process
On the receipt of any application the prescribed committee will scrutinize and verify all the documents, then send the copy of order and grant of pension to the district collector, sub-division magistrate, revenue officer and panchayat. The payment of the pension amount is made by the Secretary and the disbursement of pension takes place at the office of block development officer.
Receive
The amount of pension can be received from the post office savings account
Contact
Principal Secretary (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment)
Commissioner (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment)
Sikkim State Welfare Commission
Website
Social Justice, Empowerment & Welfare Department (Government of Sikkim)
Enquire
Monitor
Complain
Penalty
The authority which grants the pension also has the right to recover payments made on the basis of false or misrepresented information on eligibility
News
Pensions for Unmarried Women (Voice of Sikkim, 6 April, 2013)