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NATIONAL OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME

1. Benefits available Rs.100/- per month.
2. Eligibility 1.  The applicant should belong to the Union Territory of     Pondicherry by virtue of birth or by continuous     residence of not less than 3 years.
2.  The annual income of the applicant shall not exceed     the limit of Rs.11,000/- per annum.
3.  Persons of 65 years of age and above.
4.  If both husband and wife are individually eligible     there shall be no bar to each of them to get separate     assistance, provided they satisfy individually the     eligibility criteria.
3. Certificates to be     enclosed Certificate of veracity of particulars furnished and the identification marks from MP/MLA/Gazetted Officers. Income and residence certificate issued by the Tahsildar.
4. Whom to apply Pondicherry : The Director,
                        Directorate of Women and
                        Child Development, Pondicherry.
Karaikal : The Child Development Project Officer,                  Karaikal.
Mahe/Yanam : The Social Welfare Organiser, Mahe,                         Yanam.
5. Processing time The selection is periodical and depends on the number of death and other vacancies which cannot be assessed accurately and on the availability of funds.
6. Incase of delay whom     to contact Pondicherry: The Director,
                       Department of Women &
                       Child Development,Pondicherry.
Karaikal/Mahe/Yanam : The Regional Executive                                       Officer concerned.
7. Charges/fees payable Nil.