IGOAPSM
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (Maharashtra)
Elderly individuals aged 65 years and above from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Maharashtra can receive a monthly financial assistance of ₹600 under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme. Managed by the Social Justice and Special Assistance Department, this initiative aims to provide crucial support to senior citizens in need.
States / UT: Maharashtra
Nodal department: Social Justice and Special Assistance Department
Scheme for: Individual
Scheme profile
DBT (direct benefit transfer): No
Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment
Sub-categories: Pension, Financial assistance, Citizen empowerment
Target beneficiaries: Individual
Tags: Pension, Old Age, Below The Poverty Line, Senior Citizen, BPL
Details
The scheme "Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension" is a social welfare scheme by the Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Government of Maharashtra. In this scheme, ₹600 per month is provided to elderly individuals aged 65 years and above from BPL families.
Benefits
- A monthly financial assistance of ₹600/-
A monthly financial assistance of ₹600/-.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a resident of Maharashtra.
- The applicant should be 65 years of age or older.
- The applicant should be from a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family.
- The applicant should not be receiving pension benefits under any social security scheme.
Application Process
Offline
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Collector Office/Tahsildar/Talathi of your district, and request the hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the concerned authority.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents, within the prescribed period (if any), to the concerned authority.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).
NOTE: Ensure that the application is submitted within the prescribed period, if any.
Documents Required
No document list is available for this scheme yet.
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