It is known that the old age persons get pension in Haryana. What are the criteria and document requirements?
No need to fill application forms.
No need to submit documents.
No need to make repeated rounds of Government offices to get your Old Age Samman Allowance.
Your allowance will come directly to you now. And, that too without filing any form or visiting any office.
But how? Very simple. All you need is to ensure that you have PPN and your information is verified. Before you turn 60, you shall receive a communication from Government to give your consent to receive Old Age Samman Allowance. Once you give consent, you will start getting your allowance directly in the verified bank account provided in PPN.
Haryana Government values its old-aged residents and to ensure that they can sustain themselves in a dignified way in the dawn of life, at present monthly allowance at the rate of Rs. 2,500/- is provided under this scheme to each beneficiary. To ensure that this benefit reach every eligible resident without any hardship, this scheme has been made pro-active by linking it with PPN. At the beginning of every quarter of the year, the names of residents who will become eligible in this quarter are scrutinized on the basis of verified data in FIDR and added to the beneficiary list shared with Social Justice and Empowerment Department. Such newly added beneficiaries are required to give consent to receive the allowance by replying to the communication sent to them. This shall ensure that no such eligible, needy and valued resident of Haryana is left without allowance under this scheme.
- Eligibility Criteria: At present, a person is eligible for the grant of Old Age Samman Allowance if:-
- The person is of age 60 years or more of age.
- The person is ‘Resident of Haryana’ and his/her combined income from all sources along with that of his/her spouse does not exceed Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum.
- Excluded Category: Notwithstanding the above, any person receiving pension from any Government or Local/ Statutory Body or from any organization substantially financed by any Government or Local/ Statutory Body will not be eligible to receive allowance under the scheme. “Pension” wherever occurring in any Government notification concerning Social Security Benefits means and includes,