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Financial Assistance Schemes for Older Persons in Jharkhand

At Elderly Care India, it is our constant endeavour to compile resources and information that can help older people (senior citizens) become aware of their social welfare rights and access the various schemes, programmes and other benefits offered by the Central and State Governments.

The schemes below have been collated from various sources, including myScheme by the Government of India, so that older people who are poor, underprivileged, destitute, widowed or disabled can access financial support schemes that may help strengthen their financial position.

Since this information has been compiled independently, senior citizens are advised to carry out their own due diligence.

Financial Assistance Schemes for Older Persons in Jharkhand can be downloaded here.

Mukhyamantri Rajya Bridhhabasta Pension Yojana

InformationDetails
State / UTJharkhand
Compiled byPankaj Mehrotra, Founder – Elderly Care India
Month/YearJan 2025
Scheme DescriptionLaunched by the Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand. Aims to provide financial support to the senior citizens of Jharkhand who do not have any stable source of income or their income is not enough to support them or is insufficient.
Eligibility
  1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Jharkhand.
  2. The applicant should have attained the age of 60 years or more.
  3. The applicant should have a Voter ID card and Aadhar Card.
  4. The applicant should not be a beneficiary under any other Social Security pension scheme.
  5. The applicant or their spouse should not be a Retired or permanently employed in Central and State Government or in public sector undertakings.
  6. The applicant or their spouse should not be a recipient of Government pension or pension from Central and State Government or from public sector undertakings.
  7. Applicant’s family is not an income tax payee.
Central / State SchemeState Level Scheme, Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand
Implementing AgenciesDepartment of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand
Scheme Details
  1. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, so the pension amount will be directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary.
  2. ₹ 1,000/- per month to the eligible beneficiary
Documents Required
  1. Copy of Voter ID card (in case, applicants age is 18 years or more)
  2. Copy Aadhar Card (in case the applicant does not have an Aadhar Card they need to submit a Self-declaration for not having the same)
  3. Copy of Bank Passbook
  4. Self-declaration regarding the eligibility
  5. Age Proof
Further Information / Process
  1. The interested applicant should request the prescribed format of the application from the office of Block Development Officer (BDO) / Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) / Circle Officer.

Mukhyamantri Rajya Nirashrit Mahila Samman Pension Yojana

InformationDetails
State / UTJharkhand
Compiled byPankaj Mehrotra, Founder – Elderly Care India
Month/YearJan 2025
Scheme DescriptionLaunched by the Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand. Aims to provide social security to women who are unable to sustain themselves with their own resources and are in need of financial assistance.
Eligibility
  1. The applicant should be a permanent resident of Jharkhand.
  2. The applicant should have attained the age of 18 years or more.
  3. The applicant must belong to any of the following. a) A woman whose husband has died. b) An abandoned woman. c) Single Woman aged 45 years or more.
  4. The applicant should have a Voter ID card and Aadhar Card.
  5. The applicant should not be a beneficiary under any other Social Security pension scheme.
  6. The applicant should not be retired or permanently employed in Central and State Government or in public sector undertakings.
  7. The applicant or their spouse should not be a recipient of any family pension or pension from Central and State Government or from public sector undertakings.
  8. Applicant’s family is not an income tax payee.
Central / State SchemeState Level Scheme, Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand
Implementing AgenciesDepartment of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand
Scheme Details
  1. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, so the pension amount will be directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary.
  2. ₹ 1,000/- per month to the eligible beneficiary
Documents Required
  1. Copy of Voter ID card
  2. Copy Aadhar Card (in case the applicant does not have an Aadhar Card they need to submit a Self-declaration for not having the same)
  3. Copy of Bank Passbook
  4. Age Proof
Further Information / Process
  1. The interested applicant should request the prescribed format of the application from the office of Block Development Officer (BDO) / Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) / Circle Officer.

Sarvajan Pension Yojana

InformationDetails
State / UTJharkhand
Compiled byPankaj Mehrotra, Founder – Elderly Care India
Month/YearJan 2025
Scheme Description
  1. Launched by the Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand. The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to elderly individuals, widows, destitute women, differently-abled persons, primitive tribes, and HIV/AIDS patients.
  2. The scheme eliminates previous age restrictions and targets inclusivity by guaranteeing pensions to all eligible citizens above the age of 60.
Eligibility
  1. The applicant must be a resident of Jharkhand.
  2. The applicants should be elderly, widows, destitute women, differently-abled, primitive tribes and people suffering from HIV/AIDS.
  3. The senior citizen's age should be 60 years or above.
  4. The destitute women's age should be 18 years or above
Central / State SchemeState Level Scheme, Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand
Implementing AgenciesDepartment of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand
Scheme Details
  1. Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, so the pension amount will be directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary.
  2. ₹ 1,000/- per month to the eligible beneficiary
Documents Required
  1. Voter ID
  2. Disability Certificate (if applicable)
  3. HIV/AIDS Medical Certificate (if applicable)
  4. Any Other Document if Required
Further Information / ProcessThe interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Block Development Officer in the rural area and the Circle Officer in the urban area and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form