The Old Age Pension Scheme is implemented by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Purvanchal, under the State Social Assistance Programme.
Eligibility: residents of Purvanchal aged 60 years and above. One application per eligible citizen. Applications are processed within 15 days as per the Purvanchal Right to Public Services Act; applications not processed within the statutory period stand approved (deemed approval).
Pension amount: Rs. 250 per month, credited by DBT to the applicant's bank account.
Required at application: a mobile number (for OTP), bank account and IFSC, and one age proof document (birth certificate, school leaving certificate or Voter ID; JPG, PNG or PDF up to 5 MB).
One active application per applicant. A pending application can be withdrawn from the status portal and a fresh one submitted.