Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivrutti Vetan Yojana in Maharashtra

Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivrutti Vetan Yojana pension scheme is launched by the government of Maharashtra. Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivruti Vetan Yojana is a state government scheme which gives benefit under Indira Gandhi National old age pension scheme, which is funded by Government of India. The scheme gives financial help to old age people who live in below poverty line. The beneficiaries receive a pension Rs. 200/- per month from the Indira Gandhi National old age pension scheme and The Maharashtra state government gives Pension amount of Rs.400/- per month to the beneficiary.The beneficiary gets the total pension of Rs.600/- per month. The aim of Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivrutti Vetan Yojana is to provide monthly pension to destitute old aged persons. Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivrutti Vetan Yojana is only for the citizens of Maharashtra or a person who lives in Maharashtra for more than 15 years are eligible to get the pension. An old age person who completed 65 years of age and the family income is up to 21,000 or below are eligible to get the benefit of the scheme. This scheme is implemented to help the needy person. The pension amount of this scheme is direct goes to the bank account of the person.

Benefits of Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivruti Vetan Yojana:

• Pension amount of Rs.600/- per month for beneficiary
• Pension amount of Rs.400/- per month for beneficiary belonging to BPL family and also pension of RS.200 per month from Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme

Eligibility for Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivruti Vetan Yojana:

1. Destitute aged persons of 65 years and above Annual family income up to Rs. 21,000/-
2. Persons belonging to Below Poverty Line family
3. Persons should be the resident of Maharashtra state for 15 years

Document required for Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivruti Vetan Yojana:

1. Application Form
2. Certificate of Residence
3. Certificate of Age
4. Certificate of Income
5. Proof of Below Poverty Line family

Application procedure:

1. The applicant should visit Talathi of the village
2. The applicant should visit the tahsildar
3. The applicant contact to district social welfare officer of respective district for the procedure of Sanjay Gandhi Niradhar Yojana

References & details:

1. For more details about Shravan Bal Rajya Seva Nivruti Vetan Yojana please visit the following link
2. http://mumbaisuburban.gov.in/html/sanjay_gandhi_yojna.htm#shravan
3. http://www.thane.nic.in/pdf/ShrawanBalPensionSch.pdf