Old Age Pension: The Central Government has introduced the Old Age Pension Scheme to give a fixed amount every month to the senior citizens in the country to help them in their livelihood.
If there is a senior citizen in your family and you do not have any means of regular income for their expenses, then you can take advantage of the Old Age Pension Scheme of the Central or State Government for them. Both the central and state governments together contribute to the old age pension scheme. Accordingly, the amount of old age pension scheme varies in every state of the country.
In states like Delhi, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh, where senior citizens get more than Rs 1000 a month as old age pension, in Himachal it is Rs 550, in Rajasthan 500, in Maharashtra 600, in Bihar 400 and in UP Rs 300. Let’s go.
The Central Government has introduced an old age pension scheme to give a fixed amount every month to senior citizens in the country to help them live.
What is Old Age Pension Scheme?
The government gives pension to the elderly people under the social security scheme. The National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS) was started in the year 1995. The implementation of old age pension scheme is done jointly by both the central and state governments.
In this, the amount that the senior citizens who get benefits get, some share is from the center and some from the state.
How many people are getting old age pension?
According to government statistics, at present 3.5 crore people in the country are getting the benefit of old age pension scheme. At present, 3.19 crore senior citizens are getting the benefit of the pension scheme in the central government’s pension scheme and 28.74 lakh in the state government’s scheme.
What is the share in old age pension scheme at present?
Senior citizens usually get pension at the rate of Rs 400-600 every month. From the year 2006, the central government’s share in old age pension is Rs 200 per month.
For the remaining amount, the central government sends additional help to the states.
Earlier, the age of senior citizens to participate in the old age pension scheme was 65 years, which has been reduced to 60 years from the year 2011.
Who can take advantage of old age pension scheme?
- The benefit of the National Old Age Pension Scheme is given only to those senior citizens, whose age is 60 years or more.
- The applicant of old age pension scheme must belong to a family living below poverty line (BPL).
- If the son/grandson of the applicant’s family is more than 20 years old, but he is also living below the poverty line, then also the applicant will get the benefit of this scheme.
- Senior citizens above 60 years of age, even if they do not belong to the BPL family, can get the full amount of old age pension from the state government.
How to get old age pension?z
Beneficiaries of National Old Age Pension Scheme can now apply for it sitting at home. From April 1, 2016, the process of its application has been made online.
How much is the pension amount?z
Senior citizens in the age group of 60 to 79 years are given the benefit of pension at the rate of Rs 300-1000 every month. In this amount, Rs 200 is given as contribution by the Government of India and the remaining amount by the State Government.
The amount is provided as Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension at the rate of Rs.500 per month to the elderly who are 80 years or more.
can apply herez
Old people of BPL family who are 60 or more years old can also apply for National Old Age Pension Scheme in RTPS office at block level in every district.
Separate subdivisional officers have been appointed in this office. After enrolling over the counter, the benefit of the scheme is given to the beneficiary.
