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Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme- Bihar
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What this is

Under this scheme, a monthly pension of ₹400/- is provided to persons with disabilities in the age group of 18 to 79 years who belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families to support them financially. This scheme is centrally sponsored.

In detail

The scheme "Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme" was introduced in Bihar during the year 2009-10 as a part of the National Social Assistance Programme. The scheme is implemented by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar. Under this scheme, a monthly pension is provided to persons with disabilities in the age group of 18 to 79 years who belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families to support them financially. This scheme is centrally sponsored.

Objective:

The objective of this scheme is to provide social security to persons with disabilities belonging to poor families of the society by providing them financial assistance.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a resident of Bihar.
  • The applicant should be a person with disabilities.
  • The applicant should have a disability of 80% or more.
  • The applicant’s age should be between 18 and 79 years.
  • The applicant should belong to a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family.
  • The applicant should not be receiving pension benefits under any other social security scheme.

What you get

  • Under this scheme, eligible beneficiaries will receive a monthly pension of ₹400/-.

Note: The pension amount is being paid to the beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) process. In this process, the pension amount is transferred directly into the beneficiaries' accounts via the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) at the state level, based on the account numbers provided by the beneficiaries.

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Eligibility published here406 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name235 characters
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Implementing agency published herenamed
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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schemeNameIndira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme- BiharmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeTruemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme