ssp.telangana.gov.in : Social Security Pension Scheme

Name of the Organization : Telangana Social Security Pensions
Type of Facility : Pension Scheme
Location: Telangana

Official Website : http://www.ssp.telangana.gov.in/Loginform2.aspx

Telangana Social Security Pensions:
Types of Pensions covered:
1. Old Age Pension
2. Weavers Pension
3. Widow Pension
4. Disabled Pension
5. Toddy Tappers

Eligibility Criteria:
Eligibility criteria common to all Pensions:
i. The proposed beneficiary shall be from BPL family.
ii. He/she shall be a local resident of the district.
iii. He/she are not covered under any other Pension Scheme.

Old Age Pension:
Old age persons, both male and female, who are 65 years of age or above and are destitute (with little or no means of subsistence and no family or relative to depend upon).

Weavers Pension:
Weaver is 50 years of age or above and destitute.

Widow Pension:
Widows irrespective of age limit.

Disabled Pension :
Disabled persons having a minimum of 40% disability and are above 18 years of age.

Pension Amount :
The benefit under each pension for OAP, Weavers,Widow and Toddy tappers will be Rs.200/- per month and for Disabled it is Rs. 500/- per month.

Sanctioning Authority:
Rural:
The MPDO is the sanctioning authority for all pensions, in favour of eligible persons recommended by the Gram Sabha.

Urban:
The Municipal Commissioner is the sanctioning authority in respect of all pensions, in favour of eligible persons recommended by the Municipal Ward Sabha.

Sanction Procedure for New Pensions:
Government will make district-wise allocation of new pensions to be sanctioned under INDIRAMMA programme. The District Collector shall allocate Mandal-wise / Municipality -wise pensions based on eligible pensioners identified in Gram Sabhas / Ward Sabhas. The MPDO / Municipal Commissioner shall make Panchayat-wise / Ward-wise allocation based on the eligible pensioners identified in the Gram Sabhas / Ward Sabhas. The procedure is given in detail below:
a. The Gram Sabha / Ward Sabha resolution recommending the pensions to the eligible persons shall be sent by the Panchayat Secretary / Bill Collector to the MPDO / Municipal Commissioner.
b. Gram Panchayat / Ward shall maintain a separate Register on pensions. Part-A of the Register contains list of the all the persons who are receiving pensions and Part-B contains list of eligible persons identified in the Gram Sabha / Ward Sabha who have not been sanctioned pensions.
c. The Register will be sent to the MPDO / Municipal Commissioner along with the Gram Panchayat / Ward resolution.
d. The MPDO / Municipal Commissioner scrutinizes the eligibility of the persons recommended by the Gram Sabha / Ward Sabha and draws up the list of new pensioners keeping in view the number allotted to each Panchayat / Ward.
e. The sanction proceedings will be given by the MPDO / Municipal Commissioner in the Format given in Annexure-I.
f. Copies of the sanction proceedings will be sent to the Project Director, DRDA for maintaining the database and also to the pensioners in the village / ward. A copy of the same shall also be sent to the Village Organization / Municipality for securing greater transparency.
g. The names of the persons who are sanctioned pensions shall be rounded off in the Part B of the register and shall be added to Part A of the register with the proceedings number. The entries made in the Part A should be duly authenticated with the seal of the MPDO / Municipal Commissioner at the end of the list. The register along with copies of the sanction proceedings shall be returned to the Gram Panchayat / Ward.

Sanction procedure for filling up death vacancies:
Whenever a pensioner dies, the Gram Panchayat / Ward in consultation the Village Organization / Office Bearers of DWCUA should select the most deserving person from the Part-B of the Register so that the new pensioner receives pension from the next month onwards. The procedure to be followed is detailed below.
a. The criteria for selection shall be as detailed below.
i. In the case of old-age pensions, old widows shall be given first preference.
ii. The person who is older (both male or female) shall be given preference over the rest in the case of old age pensions.
iii. Person with a higher degree of disability shall be given preference in the case of disability pensions.
b. The MPDO / Municipal Commissioner after satisfying herself/himself with the selection, shall issue sanction orders within 10 days of receipt of the resolution which are handed over to the pensioners through the Panchayat Secretary / Bill Collector, with copies to the Project Director, DRDA, the Gram Panchayat / Ward and the Village Organization / Office Bearers of DWCUA .
c. The name of the newly sanctioned pensioner will be entered in the Part A and shall be deleted from the Part B of the Register.
d. The sanctioning authority shall have the right to stop/ recover payments of any pension sanctioned on the basis of faulty or mistaken information about eligibility.
e. Entire selection process till payment of pension should be completed within 30 days.

Accounts:
a. DRDA shall maintain separate accounts for each type of Pension at the district level.
b. Panchayat Secretary / Bill Collector shall furnish Utilization Certificates to the MPDO / Municipal Commissioner by 8th of every month and MPDO / Municipal Commissioner in turn shall furnish UC to the Project Director, DRDA by 12th of every month.
c. The accounts shall be audited every year at MPDO / Municipal Commissioner level and audit reports along with UCs should be furnished to the Project Director, DRDA.
d. The accounts at the DRDA level shall be audited every year and pension wise audit reports, Utilization Certificates should be furnished by the Project Director, DRDA to the CEO, SERP every year.
e. The PD, DRDA shall furnish annual accounts in respect of all Pensions to the Accountant General Office, Hyderabad every year marking a copy to the CEO, SERP.

Registers:
a. Pensions Register consists of four sections, each section for each type of pension. Each section will have two parts, part A and part B. Part A will contain names of all existing pensioners and Part B will consist of list of eligible persons identified in the Gram Sabha / Ward Sabha who have not been sanctioned pensions.
b. Project Director, DRDA shall maintain pension wise master register/database for all pensions separately.
c. Gram Panchayat / Ward and MPDO / Municipal Commissioner shall maintain pension registers and will enter the disbursements, death, new sanctions etc from time to time. The Panchayat Secretary / Bill Collector shall update the register once in a month.
d. A copy of the same will be placed with the Village Oraganization, MS, MPDO / Municipal Commissioner and Project Director, DRDA.

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