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OAPWB
Old Age Pension
West BengalIndividualState/ UTOpen since 2010-01-01
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What this is
In 2010, the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department of the West Bengal State Government introduced the "Old Age Pension" scheme.
In detail
In 2010, the West Bengal state government, through the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department, launched a compassionate initiative called the "Old Age Pension" scheme. The West Bengal Disability Pension Scheme provides financial assistance to persons who are above 60 years and unable to work and earn a living.
Who qualifies
- Applicant must be a resident of West Bengal State.
- Applicant must be 60 years old or above, but in the case of physically and mentally handicapped individuals, the age limit for eligibility is 55 years.
- Applicant should not have any relation capable of providing financial support (here “relation” means: Son/ Grand Son/ Husband/Wife/ Unmarried daughter/ Parents).
- The income of the applicant should not exceed ₹ 1,000/- per month.
- The applicant should not be a recipient of any other Government pension.
- The applicant should be residing in the State for not less than ten years on the date of making the application.
> Note:
- The State Government may relax the residency condition in cases where undue hardship is caused.
- When only the year of birth is known, 1st July of that year or when the month is only known, 16th day of the month is to be taken as the date of birth.
What you get
- Financial Assistance: An amount of ₹1,000/- per Month through DBT mode to the beneficiaries.
Who is excluded
> Professional Beggars and Mendicants:
- Professional beggars and mendicants of urban areas (cities and towns) are not eligible for pension under this scheme.
> Recipients of Other Pensions:
- Persons receiving “Disability Pension”, “Widow Pension”, “Farmers’ Pension”, “Political Sufferers”, or any other pension of any State Government or the Central Government shall not be eligible for pension under this scheme.
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Eligibility published here920 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name147 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 here2010-01-01
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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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| schemeName | Old Age Pension | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | 2010-01-01 | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | True | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |