Widow pension: UP Pension Scheme- OldAge Pension

UP Pension Scheme- OldAge Pension , Widow Pension and Divyang Pension Scheme As a part of decentralisation through the Indian Constitutional Amendment Act 1993, the implementation of Widow Pension , which were handled by the Social Welfare Department of State Government, has been transferred to Local Self Government Institutions as per the revised rules declared through the Government Order number GO (P)11/97 dt 07/04/1997.At present the local bodies have been entrusted with the task of receiving the application, processing, granting and distribution of the pension ... This is a State scheme under which destitute or deserted women and widow of 18 years of age or above are given pension as per eligibility criteria laid down in the rules of the scheme. Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS), introduced in the year 2009,provides BPL (Below Poverty Line) widows in the age group 40 to 59 (Non- Resident ofAndaman can’t apply this service).