Old Age And Destitute Pension

₹1500/- per month for Old Age Persons, Destitute women, Widows, and Transgender with age less than 60 years.

₹2000/- per month for Old Age Persons, Destitute women, Widows, and Transgender with age between 60 years and 79 years.

₹3000/- per month for Old Age Persons, Destitute women, Widows, and Transgender with age 80 years and above.

Old Age both men and Women above fifty-five years.

Widows above 18 years of age.

Deserted Women consecutively deserted for the past seven years.

Unmarried Women above 40 years.

Transgender above 21 years.

Offline

Whom to Apply

Puducherry: The Deputy Director (Social Defence), Old Age Pension Section, Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry.

Karaikal: The Child Development Project Officer, Karaikal.

Mahe/Yanam: The Welfare Officer, Mahe/ Yanam.

Processing Time

The selection is periodical and depends on the vacancies and on the availability of funds.

In case of delay whom to contact?

Puducherry: The Director, Department of Women and Child Development, Sithankudi, Puducherry.

Karaikal: The Collector, Karaikal.

Mahe/Yanam: The Regional Administrator, Mahe/Yanam.

Identification certificate.

Income certificate ( Not Exceeding ₹75,000/-).

Residence certificate.

Attested copy of Birth Certificate or documentary proof of age.

Attested copy of Ration Card/Identity Card.

Attested copy of Aadhaar and Bank Pass Book.

Attested copy of the Death Certificate of the husband in case of Widow.

In the case of deserted Women, a Certificate from the M.L.A. and Anganwadi Worker, that the individual has been deserted for seven years consecutively and a sworn affidavit in Appendix I.

In the case of unmarried Women, and a sworn affidavit in Appendix II.

In the Transgender, proof of being 40 years and above and a Medical Certificate from a Medical Officer.