To keep in mind the welfare of Poor People and Society, the State Government Of Kerala has introduced a number of Pension Schemes and a web Portal has been designed for that which was named as Sevana Pension Portal. The Official website Address of Sevana Pension Portal is https://welfarepension.lsgkerala.gov.in/.
In this artcile, we will discuss each and every aspect of the Sevana Pension 2021, its objectives, different Pension Schemes under the Sevana Pension Portal, Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Sevana Pension and many more such topics.
Sevana Pension 2021:-
The State Government of Kerala has introduced this Sevana Pension in order to provide the financial help to the needy people. The State Government of Kerala offers a number of Pension Schemes under which a fixed Pension amount will be given to the needy people like Old Age Citizens, Agricultural Workers,Widow, Disabled Person etc so that they can live their life respectfully and fulfill their Basic Requirements. The Social Welfare Department and Department of Labour of Kerala looks after this Sevana Pension Scheme.
Sevana Pension – Benefits and Features of Sevana Pension 2021:-
There are lots of Benefits of Sevana Pension, few of them are as follows:-
- Needy People will get a fixed Pension amount so that they can fulfill their basic needs.
- Old Age Citizens/Widow/Disabled People, with the help of this Sevana Pension, can live respectfully and their dependency for survival on other people will reduced now.
- A fixed amount of Rs 1500/month will be deposited to the beneficiary amount as a Pension Amount.
- Under the Sevana Pension Portal, a list of 5 Pension Scheme is available, beneficiary can apply for the the Pension Scheme as per their Choice.
Sevana Pension – Social Security Schemes Offered Under Sevana Pension 2021:-
Total 5 Social Security Pension Schemes listed on the Sevana Pension Portal. These are:-
- Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme
- Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme
- Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme – Mentally/Physically Challenged
- Pension for Unmarried Women above 50 Years of Age
- Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme.
Sevana Pension – Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme:-
The State Local Authorities manage the Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme, later it was handled by the Department of Labour of Kerala State Government.
Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme:-
- Annual Income should not be more than Rs 1 Lakh.
- Age must be 60 Years or more.
- A Person who already receiving any Service or Family Pension can not apply under this Pension Scheme.
- Should be a permanent resident of Kerala State.
- If the person is a Income Tax Payer, he can not avail the benefits of this Scheme.
- Must worked as Agricultural Worker for at least 10 Years.
- Total land owned by applicant should not be more than 2 acre.
- Applicant should be a member of Kerala Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund.
- Should not have any Four Wheeler Vehicle.
- Plantations Workers can not apply under this Scheme.
- Applicant who are going to apply under this scheme must be a destitute.
- Applicant should not be retired from any renowned State or Central Government Post.
- If Applicant admitted to a Poor Home, he can apply for this Scheme.
- If a applicant resorts to habitual begging, he/she will not be eligible to apply under this scheme.
Application form for Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme:-
In order to Apply for Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme, you have to Visit the Official website i.e https://welfarepension.lsgkerala.gov.in/. You will see the option of Download on the main page of the website. Click on Forms option under the Download Section. Download the Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme Application form.
Sevana Pension – Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension:-
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme was managed by the Revenue Department of the Kerala State Government but now it has been handled by the Local Government authorities or Institutions.
Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme:-
Follow the Eligibility Criteria List for Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme as almost all the Criteria will be same for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme.
Application form for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme:-
In order to download the Application form for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, visit the official website and click on Download Section. You will see the Forms option under the Download Section. Click on that. Now, download the Application form for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme and Take a print out of that application form.
Sevana Pension – Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension Scheme – Mentally/ Physically Challnged
This Pension Scheme also handled earlier by the Revenue Department of Kerala State Government and now managed by the Local Government Authorities of the Kerala State.
Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension Scheme:-
- Applicant must have the Medical Certificate of Disability or Proof issued by the Social Security Officer.
Rest all the Eligibility Criteria will be same as like Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme.
Application form for Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension Scheme:-
You can download the Application form for the Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension Scheme from the Official website. Just click on Forms option under the Download Section and choose the Application form for Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension Scheme.
Sevana Pension – Pension for Unmarried Women above 50 Years:-
Local Authorities of Kerala State Government manged this Scheme. Beneficiary candidate must have to submit the Age Proof Certificate along with the Application form.
Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Pension for Unmarried Women above 50 Years:-
- Age should be 50 Years or above.
- Scheme will be applicable only for Unmarried Women.
Rest all the Eligibility Criteria will be same as like Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme.
Application form for Pension for Unmarried Women above 50 Years:-
Sevana Pension – Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme:-
Earlier, this Scheme was managed by the Social Welfare Department of Kerala State Government but now it has been transferred to the Local Government Autorities.
Eligibility Criteria to Apply for Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme:-
- Applicant who is applying for this Pension Scheme should be a Widow.
- Should not be remarried.
- There is no such age limit to apply under this scheme.
Rest all the Eligibility Criteria will be same as like Agricultural Worker’s Pension Scheme.
Application Form for Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme:-
Procedure to Apply for Sevana Pension 2021:-
- Fill the Application Form and Submit it to the Gram Panchayat/Municipality/Corporation Secretary.
- Enquiry will be conducted with in 45 days after the application submission.
- Beneficiary List will be finalized with in 45 days of the application, once the enquiry conducted.
- Beneficiary list will be submitted to the District Collector with in the 30 days.
- Once the District Collector Approved the Application,applicant will get the Pension amount from the next month.
Sevana Pension 2021 – Online Pension Status Search:-
- Visit the Official website of Sevana Pension.
- On the homepage, you will see the option of “Pension Search”.
- Click on Pension Search option.
- You can search the Pensioners either by Pensioner Id or Aadhaar Number or Account Number.
- Enter either Pensioner Id or Aadhaar Number or Account Number.
- Fill the Captcha Code.
- Click on Search option.
