Mayur Mahajan
हरियाणा में विकलांग व्यक्तियों के लिए पेंशन योजना (हिंदी में)
The State Government of Haryana (Department of Social Justice and Empowerment) started new Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons called Disability Pension Scheme. Under this scheme, state government provides financial assistance as a pension of Rs. 1,600 per month to the disabled persons who have 70% physical disability.
The objective behind introducing this scheme is to provide financial assistance to physically handicapped persons and to increase their mobility in their day to day life. In the 2013 financial year, a sum of Rs 95.93 crore had released as a pension among more than Rs 1.34 lakh disabled persons in the Haryana. The main aim of this scheme is to encourage the disabled people so they can able to live a better life. In this scheme, the government provides benefits to those people who are suffering from the total absence of sight, mental retardation person with I.Q. not exceeding 50, an orthopedic disabled person with a permanent disability, a loss of sense of hearing to the extent that it is non-functional for the ordinary purposes of life. The state government of Haryana took very good initiative for disabled persons and makes their life easy.
Benefits of Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons:
- Benefits of financial assistance to the disabled persons
- State government provides a pension of Rs. 1,600 per month to the minimum 70% disabled persons
Eligibility for Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons:
- Applicant should be resident of Haryana
- A person should have a 70% disability
- Applicant should be 18 years and above
- Applicant income from all sources should not exceed the minimum wages of unskilled labour as notified by the Labour Department of Haryana
Documents for Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons:
- Aadhaar card
- BPL card
- Age proof certificate
- Domicile certificate
- Bank account details
- Disability certificate
- Passport size photos
- Income certificate
How to apply for Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons:
- Applicant should fill the application form and attached all essential documents such as Aadhaar card, age proof certificate, income certificate etc.
- Then, submit the application form to the social welfare officer in district/Taluka in Haryana
References & details:
- For more details about Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons visit: http://socialjusticehry.gov.in/
- Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons pdf download: http://socialjusticehry.gov.in/schemes/DISABILITY_PENSION_SCHEME.pdf
- application form for Pension Scheme for Disabled Persons: http://socialjusticehry.gov.in/Website/HP.pdf
