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IGNWPSP

Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (Punjab)
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What this is

"Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)" provides a pension of ₹300/- per month to widows aged 40 years and above. After attaining the age of 80 years, the pension amount increases to ₹500/- per month.

In detail

The "Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)" is implemented by the Department of Social Security and Development of Women and Children, Government of Punjab. Under this scheme, widows aged 40 years and above receive a pension of ₹300/- per month. After attaining the age of 80 years, the pension amount increases to ₹500/- per month.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a resident of Punjab.
  • The applicant should be a widow.
  • The age of the applicant should be above 40 years in age.
  • The applicant should belong to a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family.

What you get

  • Pension of ₹300/- per month for widows aged 40 to 79 years.
  • Pension of ₹500/- per month for widows aged 80 years and above.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here229 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name215 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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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 Widow Pension Scheme (Punjab)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme