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Old Age And Destitute Pension
PuducherryIndividualStateNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

The Government of Puducherry introduced Old Age And Destitute Pension Scheme to extend a helping hand by way of monthly financial assistance to Old Age Persons/Widows/ Deserted Women/ Unmarried Women and Enuches so that they could defray some petty personal expenses without depending on others.

In detail

The Government of Puducherry introduced Old Age And Destitute Pension Scheme to extend a helping hand by way of monthly financial assistance to Old Age Persons/Widows/ Deserted Women/ Unmarried Women and Enuches so that they could defray some petty personal expenses without depending on others.

> Amount of assistance

  • ₹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.

Who qualifies

  • 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.

What you get

  • ₹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.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here222 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name295 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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Start date published herenot published
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNameOld Age And Destitute PensionmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme