Dear Listener Today we will discuss about Madhu Babu Pension Scheme . Sj.Sanyasi Kumar Behera (Social Security Officer, District Head Quarter,SSEPD) present here for explaining this scheme . Sir, Namaskar and welcome to our Janahit Vani programme . Our listeners have waited to listen from your voice about Madhubabu Pension Scheme. What will you say ? I am sanyasi Kumar Behera. I am working as a district social security officer in the state government’s Social Security & Empowerment of Persons With Disabilities Department. Today I am going to tell you about Madhubabu pension scheme. Madhubabu pension scheme is a popular scheme of Odisha government .it was introduced in 2008 january 1st through out odisha. It covers PWDs, old age persons of 60 years of age and above with aadhar and voter cards having age proof, Transgenders. Along with this single women who have attained 30 years and above, widow (irrespective of age), women separated from husband with proof, AIDS affected patients with medical certificate as proof a leprosy cured patient with visible signs of deformity and having medical certificate In case of Disabled one should have certificate proving 40 percent and above disability, one can get monthly pension of rs 500/-. The old aged persons of 60 years and above are also entitled to get rs 500/- as pension . if a person has 60 percent or above disability then he/she is entitled to get rs 700 as monthly pension.If an old aged person is 80 and above years of age and has 60 percent and above disability then he /she is entitled to get the highest rs 900 per month as pension. In Odisha under this scheme 50 lakh beneficiaries are covered. Now one can apply online for this scheme in the website www.ssepd.gov.in . to apply online one needs one needs residence certificate, income certificate proving monthly income of 5000/- or less, age proof (in case of old aged person), disability certificate showing 40bpercent or above disability (in case of PWD), independent Idendity card from ssepd dept (in case of transgenders), medical certificate in case of HIV AIDS Patients. If you reside in rural areas submit your application to panchayat executive ooficer in the Panchayat Office. If you reside in urban area, submit it to the municipal executive in Municipal corporation office. After the verification it will move to the tahsil office for verification of residence proof. Then the application will go to SSSO Officer ie Sub-divisional Social Security Officer for further verification. Once it is verified with the approval of sub district magistrate one can get the pension. Thank you sir for your valuable suggestion to our listeners . Dear listeners, If any more questions to know about this scheme so please press 3 and record your voice and send to Janahit vani , Jana hit vani will try to solve within 48 hours . Thank you