As per the cabinet decision of Government of Tripura on September 15 last, a total of 30,000 new pensions will be granted to the eligible applicants in the State under all the 33 pension schemes under National Social Assistance Program (NSAP) and State Social Pension Scheme. Accordingly, the Director of the Social Welfare & Social Education department issued a memorundum on Tuesday detailing about eligibility and other such issues. The memorundum also mentioned that different awareness camps in all of the eight districts will be organized so that beneficiaries can avail the advantage of the social pension schemes. Such awareness camps will be held from October 1, 2020.
The existing eligibility criteria, both under the NSAP (only for AYY ration cardholders and those who produce old BPL ration card with the requisite age criteria) and State Social Pension Scheme has to be followed in selection of the new beneficiaries.
To ensure that the benefit of the scheme reaches to all parts of the State, it is decided that various camps will be organized in consultation with Panchayat Samity by the CDPOs all over the state. In the camps, the information will be provided about all the pension schemes; its eligibility and exclusion criteria; the lists of required documents under all schemes so that maximum people can participate in the process.
The applications will be invited from October 1, 2020, and can be submitted up to November 15, 2020. The camps will be started from October 1, 2020 all over the State and will continue for one month. During the entire duration, the applicants will be allowed to submit the applications either at CDPOs office or BDOs office with a full set of required documents subject to his/her pension claim. The BDO will forward the applications whichever is received in his office to the CDPO office for scrutiny during the stipulated period. The applications will also be received during the various camps if any applicants wish to do so.