| Pension for Disabilities | |
| Question | Answer |
| How To Apply | Application for pension in Form-I either inprinted or manuscript appended shall be submitted in duplicate to the head of the local bodies concerned where the applicant or the beneficiary resides continuously for not less than one year on the date of application |
| Who can apply | Physically handicapped and disabled persons who have no source of livelihood. Person with minimum 40% handicp whose monthly income is below Rs. 250/- and income is below Rs. 500/- for the family |
| Whom to apply | secretary of the local bodies concerned |
| Whom to apply -for appeal | The appeal shall lie to the District collector within 30 days from the date of receipt of the orders of the Sanctioning Authority. The final orders on appeal shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of the appeal petition. Application or appeal under these rules are exempted from the payment of Court Fee |
| Where To Apply | Concerned local body(Panchayat/village) |
| Documents required | "v
Application in the form prescribed in G.O. (P) No.11/97/SWD dated 7.4.1997 v Medical Certificate (Disability Certificate) issued by the medical Officer of the Primary Health Centre concerned for the physically Handicapped. " In the case of mentally retarded certificate from the Medical Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon in Government Service with specialisation in psychatry |
| Fees | |
| Mode of payment-Whom to pay | The pension will be paid by the Secretaries of the local bodies concerned by money order without deducting the commission |
| Mode of payment-Where to Pay | |
| Amount of pension | The amount of pension shall be Rs. 110/- per mensem |
| Time Limit-For Submission | |
| Time Limit-For Issue | |
| Approval Authority | The Committee of the local bodies (Grama Panchayat/Municipality/Municipal Corporation) concerned shall be the pension sanctioning authority.The Committee shall consider each application with the report of the Ward Member and Secretary of the concerned local bodies and sanction the pension within one month. The pension sanctioned will have effect from the first of the month in which it is sanctioned. |
| Enquiry | |
| Approval Procedure | |
| Exclusions | |
| Special Conditions | |
| Appellate Authority | The appeal shall lie to the District collector within 30 days from the date of receipt of the orders of the Sanctioning Authority. The final orders on appeal shall be passed within one month from the date of receipt of the appeal petition. Application or appeal under these rules are exempted from the payment of Court Fee |
| Grievance Redressal | |