The Haryana government’s ‘Old Age Samman Allowance Scheme’ offers Rs 3,000 as a pension to senior citizens from the economically weaker section of society. The scheme started in 1966 to support 2,400 beneficiaries with a monthly pension of Rs 15. After 1991, the state reduced the age limit for pensions from 65 to 60 to cover more people.

Likewise, the pension amount has also been revised several times, from Rs 100 per month in 1991 to Rs 1,000 per month on January 1, 2014. On April 1, 2023, it was revised to Rs 2,750, and on January 1, 2024, it was further increased to Rs 3,000 per month.

Anybody aged 60 and above is eligible for the Old Age Samman Allowance, provided the beneficiary is domiciled in Haryana, with an annual income of not more than Rs 3 lakh.

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Persons receiving monetary benefits from other government schemes are ineligible. Furthermore, if the person earns from schemes such as provident funds, annuities, etc., are also unqualified.

How To Check The Pension Status:

• To check the status of your pension on the Haryana government’s website, you need one of three details: pension ID, Bank account number, IFSC code, or Aadhaar number.
• If you don’t have them, select ‘View List of Beneficiaries’ on the website. A new page will open, showing various options to select from the drop-down list, such as district, area, block or municipality, village, ward, sector, and type of pension. One may sort the details according to the beneficiary name, account number, or ID and click ‘Submit’ after writing the Captcha code in the given box.

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The new page will show the details of all the beneficiaries enrolled for pension in that village, ward, or sector. Details like the beneficiary’s name, age, bank or post office disbursing the pension, account uploading date, and the pension amount will be displayed on this page. However, at the time of writing, the pension amount was showing only until 2019.

If details are not found, call the government helpline at 0172-2715090 or the Saral helpline at 1800 2000 023 for more information.