Dehradun: Old age pension was distributed today to 61 elderly people who completed 60 years of age between September to October 2024 in Uttarakhand. CM Dhami distributed pension to the elderly who completed 60 years of age through online medium at the Secretariat on Tuesday. Along with this, CM Dhami has given exemption to the elderly who have completed the age of 59 years 6 months to apply for old age pension.
Can apply before completing 60 years
On the instructions of CM Dhami, for the first time in the state, the process of approving old age pension to the persons of the state has been started as soon as they complete 60 years of age. Under which, now one can apply for old age pension on the pension portal of the Social Welfare Department only after completing the age of 59 years 6 months. In such a situation, after the applicant’s form is approved, the month in which the applicant’s age will be 60 years, the applicant’s old age pension will be started from the end of the same month. With this, the elderly will be able to get the benefit of old age pension on time. The CM said that by making the system of approval of old age pension easier, now the elderly will be able to get the benefit of old age pension on time.
Benefit of pension to elderly couple
Let us tell you that the state government has increased the old age pension from 1200 to 1500 per month. Now both husband and wife elderly couples are being given the benefit of pension. All the elderly people of the state are like their guardians, in whose service they will always be ready.
At the same time, Secretary Social Welfare Neeraj Khairwal said that between 25 September to 15 October 2024, a massive campaign was launched by the department to identify persons of 60 years of age in the districts. During this campaign, the department had identified 12 thousand such persons during the campaign. Under the campaign, data of such persons was collected who have completed 60 years of age on 1 October 2024 and are eligible for old age pension. Apart from this, data of such persons was also collected who have completed the age of 59 years 6 months and are eligible for old age pension.
