Kumarakom
Grama Panchayat

Kumarakom Grama Panchayat

Social Security Pensions

The Social Security Pensions provided by the Government of Kerala are financial assistance schemes for economically disadvantaged elderly persons, widows, persons with disabilities, agricultural workers, unmarried women above 50 years of age, and other eligible categories. By providing a monthly pension to eligible beneficiaries, these schemes support their basic living expenses.

The current rate of the major Social Security Pensions is ₹2,000 per month.

Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension

Documents to be Uploaded while E-Filing

1. Any one of the following documents to prove age: School Record, Birth Certificate, Passport, or Driving Licence.
2. Ration Card or any other document showing the address to prove permanent residence.
3. Income Certificate issued by the Village Officer [G.O.(MS) 97/2020/Finance dated 23/09/2020].
4. Aadhaar.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Family annual income limit: ₹1,00,000.
2. Must have completed 60 years of age.
3. Must have been a permanent resident of the State of Kerala for at least three years [G.O.(P) 47/95/SWD dated 13.12.1995].
4. The applicant must not be a Service Pensioner/Family Pensioner.
5. The applicant must not be an income tax payer.
6. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own more than two acres of land (not applicable to Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries).
7. The applicant must not reside in a house having a plinth area of more than 2,000 sq. ft., with modern flooring and a concrete roof.
8. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own a non-taxi vehicle having an engine capacity of more than 1000 CC, except an Ambassador car.
9. The applicant must not have an air conditioner in the residential house.

Widow Pension

Documents to be Uploaded while E-Filing

1. Death Certificate of the husband, in the case of a widow.
2. In the case of women above 50 years of age whose husbands have deserted them for seven years and who have not remarried, and women whose husbands have been missing for more than seven years, a certificate from the Village Officer regarding the same. [G.O.(MS) 97/2020/Finance dated 23.09.2020]
3. Documents proving that the applicant has been a permanent resident of Kerala for at least two years at the time of application (copy of Ration Card/other documents showing the address).
4. Income Certificate issued by the Village Officer [G.O.(MS) 97/2020/Finance dated 23.09.2020].

Eligibility Criteria

1. Family annual income limit: ₹1,00,000.
2. Must have been a permanent resident of the State of Kerala for at least three years [G.O.(P) 47/95/SWD dated 13.12.1995].
3. The applicant must not be a Service Pensioner/Family Pensioner.
4. The applicant must not be an income tax payer.
5. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own more than two acres of land (not applicable to Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries).
6. The applicant must not reside in a house having a plinth area of more than 2,000 sq. ft., with modern flooring and a concrete roof.
7. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own a non-taxi vehicle having an engine capacity of more than 1000 CC, except an Ambassador car.
8. The applicant must not have an air conditioner in the residential house.

Pension for Persons with Disabilities (Persons with Physical Disabilities and Persons Facing Physical or Mental Challenges)

Documents to be Uploaded while E-Filing

1. Application in the prescribed form.
2. A document proving permanent residence (copy of Ration Card/other documents showing the address).
3. Medical Certificate issued by the competent authority in Forms V, VI or VII as prescribed under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, to prove disability.
4. Income Certificate issued by the Village Officer [G.O.(MS) 97/2020/Finance dated 23/09/2020].
5. Copy of Aadhaar Card.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Family annual income limit: ₹1,00,000.
2. No age limit.
3. The applicant must not be a Service Pensioner/Family Pensioner.
4. The applicant must not be an income tax payer.
5. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own more than two acres of land (not applicable to Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries).
6. The applicant must not reside in a house having a plinth area of more than 2,000 sq. ft., with modern flooring and a concrete roof, and the applicant or the applicant's family must not own a non-taxi vehicle having an engine capacity of more than 1000 CC, except an Ambassador car.

Pension for Unmarried Women Above 50 Years of Age

Documents to be Uploaded while E-Filing

1. Certificate from the Village Officer proving that the applicant is unmarried and establishing her income and age – other documents as applicable to the Old Age Pension application.
2. Aadhaar Card.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Family annual income limit: ₹1,00,000.
2. Must have completed 50 years of age.
3. Must be a permanent resident of the State of Kerala [G.O.(Rt) No. 14/2001/SWD dated 31.03.2001].
4. The applicant must not be a Service Pensioner/Family Pensioner.
5. The applicant must not be an income tax payer.
6. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own more than two acres of land (not applicable to Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries).
7. The applicant must not reside in a house having a plinth area of more than 2,000 sq. ft., with modern flooring and a concrete roof.
8. The applicant or the applicant's family must not own a non-taxi vehicle having an engine capacity of more than 1000 CC, except an Ambassador car.
9. The applicant must not have an air conditioner in the residential house.

Agricultural Workers' Pension

Documents to be Uploaded while E-Filing

1. Application in the prescribed form.
2. Release Certificate from the Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund Board.
3. To prove age, School Records, Birth Certificate, Driving Licence, or copy of Passport should be submitted.
4. Document proving permanent residence (Ration Card, etc.).
5. Income Certificate from the Village Office.
6. A self-attested declaration stating that the applicant is not an income tax payer, is not a Service Pensioner, and that the applicant and the family do not own more than two acres of land (not applicable to Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries) (Annexure-25).
7. Aadhaar Card.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Family annual income must not exceed ₹1,00,000.
2. Must have completed 60 years of age.
3. Must have been released from membership of the Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund.
4. A document proving permanent residence in Kerala for at least 10 consecutive years immediately preceding the date of application.
5. The applicant must not reside in a house having a plinth area of more than 2,000 sq. ft., with modern flooring and a concrete roof, and the applicant or the applicant's family must not own a non-taxi vehicle having an engine capacity of more than 1000 CC, except an Ambassador car.

Official Website

For official information regarding Social Security Pensions, pension search, schemes, application forms, Government Orders, eligibility criteria, and other details, visit the official Sevana Pension Portal of the Government of Kerala.

Visit Sevana Pension Portal

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