Annual verification for the Social Security Pension Scheme has been started by the Social Department of Social Justice and Empowerment from November 1. This process is to be completed by December 31, under which beneficiaries will have to visit e-Mitra centres.
According to the new rules implemented this year, it has been made mandatory for pensioners to have an annual income limit of Rs 48,000. During verification, if the income limit is found to be higher than this, an error is displayed in the system on the online portal, due to which many people are returning disappointed.
Things to note and technical issues
In case of an error on the portal, it is necessary for beneficiaries to fill and submit a new annual income form. At the same time, beneficiaries facing the issue of 'Error: In Getting Actual Aadhaar' during verification have been instructed to get Aadhaar e-KYC updated in their Jan Aadhaar card.
Pensioners have demanded from the state government and the department that instead of the total family income, the individual financial status of the beneficiary should be made the basis for verification. They say that the family members of many elderly people do not support them, and in such a situation, genuinely needy people may be deprived of pension due to the low annual limit.
Department's stance
Laxman Singh, Deputy Director of the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, Alwar, said that the department has not yet received official information about any kind of trouble regarding verification. It is mandatory for all pensioners to visit the nearest e-Mitra centre and get verification done before December 31.