Pension Update- Elections are to be held in Bihar this year. Even before the elections, the benefits of the schemes being run by the Bihar government for the people of the state are being increased. At the same time, many new schemes are also being started. Pension is given under the Social Security Pension Scheme of the Bihar government. Apart from this, pension is also given to the elderly.
Recently, the government has increased the benefits given in the pension scheme. Now the pension given to the elderly by the government has been increased to Rs 1100. Know how you can apply for benefits in this pension scheme. Know what is the complete process for this.
These people get pension
More than 53 lakh elderly people of the state are taking benefit under the Chief Minister’s Old Age Pension from the Bihar government. Earlier, the elderly used to get only Rs 400 per month under this scheme. But the government has now increased it. In the month of July, the government sent Rs 1100 instead of Rs 400 to the accounts of all the beneficiaries.
From now on, the elderly will get a pension of Rs 1100 every month. The elderly who have not yet applied for benefits under this scheme can still apply for the Chief Minister Old Age Pension Scheme. Let us tell you that under this scheme, all the people of Bihar aged 60 years and above get benefits.
How to apply for old age pension
To apply for this scheme, you have to visit the official website of the scheme sspmis.bihar.gov.in . Here you will see the option of Register for MVPY on the home page, click on it. The page of Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojana will open. Then the form will appear in front of you.
In which you will have to enter complete information. And you will have to upload the relevant documents required in the scheme. After this, you can submit the form and download its receipt and keep it with you. If you want, you can also apply offline by going to the block office or Jan Seva Kendra.