IGNOAPS: Government is giving pension every month to the elderly and widows, know what is the scheme and how to apply.

Crores of people in the country are economically weak. These people have to face many problems to survive in life. In such a situation, along with the Government of India, many state governments are also running various schemes for these poor people. In this series, today we are going to tell you about a very wonderful scheme of the Government of India. The name of this scheme is the Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme. The objective of this scheme is to provide social security to poor people. Under the scheme, financial assistance is being provided to senior citizens, widows, widowers and disabled persons. Under this scheme, a pension is paid to people above 60 years of age on monthly basis. Let us know about this scheme in detail -

If you want to get the benefit of an old age pension under this scheme. In this case, your age should be more than 60 years. To avail of the benefit of a widow pension, the age of widowed women should be more than 40 years and less than 59 years.

Apart from this, to avail of the benefit of a disability pension, the applicant must be more than 80 percent disabled. Only Indian citizens can avail the benefits of this scheme.

You can find out about the scheme and apply by visiting Panchayat and district-level offices. Here you will get the application form, in which you have to enter all your information attach the necessary documents, and submit it.

To apply for this scheme, you will need documents like an Aadhar card, BPL ration card, age certificate, address proof, income certificate, mobile number, passport-size photo, etc.

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