Uttarakhand: CM Dhami’s gift to the elderly, they will be able to apply for old age pension even before turning 60

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 and 6 months to apply for old age pension.

Can apply before completion of 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 only after completing the age of 59 years and 6 months on the pension portal of the Social Welfare Department. In such a situation, after the applicant’s form is approved, the old age pension of the applicant will be started from the end of the same month in which the age of the applicant will be 60 years. With this, the elderly will be able to get the benefit of old age pension on time. The CM said that by simplifying the system of approval of old age pension, 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 run 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 was also collected of such persons who have completed the age of 59 years and 6 months and are eligible for old age pension.