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Manipur Old Age Pension Rules
Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Manipur is proving financial
assistance to the old aged & infirmed persons / destitute as pensions.
In exercise of the this scheme, Govt. of Manipur has published Rules and regulation.
Some of them are provided here for reference.
Eligibility
Requirements |
Old aged persons, destitute, widows who don't
have any income or sources of income, either of his own
or anyone else who is legally liable to support him or her . If both
husband and wife are destitute, each one of them shall be eligible
for pension. Widows who don't have any source of income including
income from property owned by her or who has an earning brother are
eligible for the pension.
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| Age |
The age of the person must be of sixty or above in
case of men and fifty-five or above in the case of women
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| Domicile |
Destitute old aged persons applying for pension should
be resident of Manipur for a period exceeding ten years
at the time of making the application and shall be citizen of India.
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Amount of
pension |
The amount of pension is
Rs. 60 (Rupees Sixty) per
month per head.
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Making of
application |
Application shall be submitted in form
MOAP-I by
intending applicant to the DCs/SDO of the districts or Dub division
in which the applicant reside and the applications will be forwarded
to the Director Social Welfare , Govt. of Manipur.Each
applicant shall be accompanied by the following documents
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a. Medical
Certificate |
A certificate from a Medical
Officer as a proof of age for the destitute person
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b. Photograph |
Two recent photograph with
signature of the applicant duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.
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c. Income
Certificate |
A certificate showing the annual
income in prescribed format from DC/SDO/SDC or an employer in case of an
employed Applicant/Husband/Wife/Son(s)/Daughter(s)/Grand Son(s)/grand
Daughter(s)
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