Senior Citizen Pension — Document Checklist

A relative or volunteer can use this to gather everything before the visit. State rules vary — confirm locally.

1. Identity & age

• Aadhaar of the senior citizen (with linked active mobile)
• Age proof — birth certificate / school leaving / Aadhaar with DoB / passport
• Two recent passport-size photographs

2. Address & residency

• Residence proof — voter ID / utility bill / rent agreement
• Domicile certificate (state-issued, where required)
• Ration card

3. Income / category

• Income certificate (within validity period — varies by state)
• BPL card copy (if eligible category)
• Widow / disability certificate (where applicable for special pension)
• Self-declaration that no other government pension is being drawn (where required)

4. Bank linkage

• Bank passbook copy — first page with name, account no., IFSC
• Cancelled cheque (if asked)
• Aadhaar-bank seeding confirmation (NPCI mapper)
• Account is single-holder in the senior citizen's name (preferred) — or as state rules permit

5. Optional but useful

• Joint photograph with the relative who will help follow up
• Mobile number of the helper, written next to the senior citizen's mobile, on the form
• One earlier government letter showing the senior citizen's address (helps verify)

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