Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for senior citizen certificate, applicant shall approach their local block/circle/municipal/or the respective social welfare office.
2. Obtain the relevant application form from the authorities or write it on a plain paper.
3. Make sure that you have all the proper documents mentioned in the “Required documents” section below.
4. Submit the form to the respective authority along with the required documents.
5. After the application form is processed, an enquiry officer will make a thorough verification regarding your proof which you have submitted along with the form.
6. Collect the acknowledgment slip after submitting the form.
7. After 10 days or as per notified period, use that acknowledgment slip to obtain the senior citizen certificate.
   
   

Note:

• In some states applicant shall approach over the counter services like CSC centres/e-seva etc to apply.
• In some states applicant shall apply using the respective state department online portal.
• Find the contact details and application form from the respective state portal procedures by using the link provided under respective states below.

Please select the state name for respective State Procedure.
Andaman and Nicobar – Andhra Pradesh – Arunachal Pradesh – Assam – Bihar – Chandigarh – Chhattisgarh – Daman and Diu – Goa - Gujarat – Haryana – Himachal Pradesh – Jammu and Kashmir – Jharkhand – Karnataka – Kerala – Lakshadweep – Madhya Pradesh – Maharashtra – Manipur – Meghalaya – Mizoram – Nagaland – New Delhi – Odisha – Puducherry – Punjab – Rajasthan – Sikkim – Tamil Nadu – Telangana – Tripura – Uttar Pradesh – Uttarakhand – West Bengal

• Application form.
• Two photographs of the applicant.
• Aadhaar card
• ID card of the applicant (Pension book/ School certificate/ Identity Card issued by competent authority OR Bank passbook with photo)
• Residential Proof(Ration cards/Valid Passport/Voter ID card)
• Pan card ( For Monthly Pension above Rs.15,000 per month)
• Birth certificate / document to prove the age.
  
  

Note:

• All original and copy of original with self attestation as advised by respective authorities to be submitted as per requirement.
• Apart from the above documents authorities may ask to submit additional information or documents. Please provide them for processing.

Central Social Welfare Board
Dr.DurgabaiDeshmukhSamajKalyanBhawan,
B-12, Qutab Institutional area,
New Delhi – 110016.
Phone: 011-26865474,011-26851336
Fax: 011-26960057
Reception: 011-26543700
e-mail : info-cswb@nic.in

Contact Link : Link

• The applicant’s age must be 60 years and above or the age limit fixed by respective state government.
• The applicant must be a permanent resident of respective state.

• No fees. (In case of any judicial stamp to be affixed then pay as applicable.
• Please follow respective authorities quote.

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10 days

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Get the senior citizen certificate from the concerned circle office/Block office/social welfare office.

• Following are the required information to apply for the senior citizen certificate
  • Age of the applicant
  • Ration card details

Senior citizen certificate is mandatory to avail these benefits:

• Railway concession – 30% (60 years) and separate counters for booking.
• Air travel concession – 50% on basic fare only (65 years).
• Some private hospitals discount – 30% (60 years).
• Government Hospital treatment free of cost – (60 years).
• Banks give extra interest – 1/2% (60 years).
• Post office investment upto Rs.15 lakhs gives higher interest (60 years).
• High court will give priority in hearing – (65 years).
• Local trains/ best buses have reserved sitting.
• Income tax relief. Also, senior citizens must get their refunds within 90 days of filing the returns.
• Priority for giving ration (60 years) and also at a lower price
• NGO’s get financial assistance upto 90% of the project cost for building an old-age home.
• Monthly pension to senior citizens by the state government.

• Without cross signature(half on paper and half on photograph) and signature on undertaking, the application will be rejected
• One has to produce the card to prove the authorities whenever asked for. So, this card must be carried always.

NOTE : It is a punishable offense to try with fraudulent documents to get a Senior citizen certificate

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