Under National Old Age Pension Scheme, Central Assistance is available on fulfillment of the following criteria .
- The age of the applicant (male or female) should be 65 years or more.
- The applicant must be a destitute in the sense that he/she has no regular means of subsistence from his/her own source of income or through financial support from family members or other sources.
- The amount of old age pension is Rs. 200 per month from the Central Government. This scheme is implemented in the State and Union Territories through Panchayats and Municipalities. The State’s contribution varies from State to State and is as under:
Old Age Pension Amounts
| Name of the State | Current amount of pension
(Rs per month) |
Minimum age for eligibility
(in years) |
| Andhra Pradesh | 75 | 65 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 150 | 60 |
| Assam | 60 | 65 (males) 60 (females) |
| Bihar | 100 | 60 |
| Gujarat | 200-275 | 60-65+ |
| Haryana | 225 | 60 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 150 | 60 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 125 | 60 |
| Karnataka | 100 | 65 |
| Kerala | 110 | 65 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 150 | 60 (males) 50 (females) |
| Maharashtra | 100 | 65 (males) 60 (females ) |
| Manipur | 100 | 60 |
| Mizoram | 100 | 65 (males) 60 (females) |
| Orissa | 100 | 65 |
| Punjab | 200 | 65 (males) 60 (females) |
| Rajasthan | 200-300 | 58 (males) 55 (females) |
| Tamil Nadu | 200 | 60 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 125 | 60 |
| West Bengal | 300 | 60 |
| Chandigarh | 200 | 65 (males) 60 (females) |
| Delhi | 200 | 60 |