Social Security Branch

Key Functions

• The Maintenance and Welfare appeals of Senior Citizen Act are tried by The District Magistrate.
• Release of grant for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme, Cash Assistance to infirm and aged persons (Antyodya) scheme and National Benefit Schemes.
• Monitoring of all the schemes
• Receiving complaints from beneficiaries regarding delayed payment or related to any other matter.
• Clearance of CM reference, MLA reference, starred and Unstarred questions regarding these schemes.