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Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme- Bihar
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What this is

Under this scheme, a monthly pension is provided to elderly people (women/men) aged 60 years or above belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families to support them financially. This scheme is centrally sponsored.

In detail

The scheme "Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme" is implemented by the Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar. Under this scheme, a monthly pension is provided to elderly people (women/men) aged 60 years or above belonging 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 the elderly people of the poor family of the society by providing them financial assistance.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant (Woman/Man) should be a resident of Bihar.
  • The applicant should be a senior citizen.
  • The applicant should be 60 years of age or older.
  • The applicant should belong to a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family.
  • The applicant should not be receiving pension benefits under any social security scheme.

What you get

Under this scheme, eligible beneficiaries will receive monthly pension as follows:

  • Beneficiaries aged 60 to 79 years: ₹400/- per month
  • Beneficiaries aged 80 years or above: ₹500/- per month

Note: The pension amount is being paid to the beneficiaries under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) process. In this process, the pension amount is paid directly into the accounts of the beneficiaries through PFMS from the state level on the basis of the account number provided by the beneficiaries.

Listed by DBT BharatmyScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here321 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name213 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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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNameIndira Gandhi National Old Age 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