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JJOAPS

Jai Johar (Old Age Pension) Scheme
West BengalIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

“Jai Johar (Old Age Pension)” is a Social Security Scheme by the Tribal Development Dept, Govt of West Bengal. The scheme is aimed at the ST residents of West Bengal of the age of 60 years and above. A monthly pension of ₹ 1,000/- is transferred to the individual bank account of the beneficiary.

In detail

Launched on 1st April 2020, “Jai Johar (Old Age Pension)” is a Social Security Scheme by the Tribal Development Department, Government of West Bengal. The scheme is aimed at the Scheduled Tribe (ST) residents of West Bengal of the age of 60 years and above who do not receive any other pension from any other authority. Over 3,00,000 beneficiaries have been brought under the fold of the scheme. The amount of monthly pension of ₹ 1,000/- is transferred directly to the individual bank account of the beneficiary.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a permanent resident of West Bengal.
  • The applicant should belong to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category.
  • The applicant should have attained the age of 60 years or more.
  • The applicant should not be a beneficiary under any other Social Security pension scheme.
  • The applicant should not be a recipient of Government pension or pension from any other organization.

What you get

A monthly pension of ₹1,000/- is transferred directly to the individual bank account of the beneficiary.

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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here400 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name296 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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schemeNameJai Johar (Old Age Pension) SchememyScheme · 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