Farmer Pension Scheme

Application Process

Applications can be made online, either personally or through a Common Service Center (CSC), using the Department's Pension Portal (https://ssp.uk.gov.in), the UMANG app Mobile App, or the Apuni Sarkar Portal (https://eservices.uk.gov.in). The following documents are mandatory at the time of applying: the applicant's mobile number; a passport-size photograph (attested by the Gram Pradhan / V.P.D.O. / certified by a Councillor); photocopies of the Aadhaar card and Voter ID card; an attested copy of the Khatauni (land records); a Permanent Residence Certificate; an affidavit on ₹10/- stamp paper stating the applicant farms their own land and owns up to 2 hectares, or less than 2 hectares, with the relevant land papers; CBS bank account details (linked/seeded with Aadhaar); a copy of the family register (rural areas only); and a copy of the resolution passed at the open meeting of the Gram Panchayat (rural areas) / certification by a Councillor (urban areas) The land ownership certificate is issued by the Revenue Officer/Assistant Agriculture Officer, who certifies it in the prescribed form/letter. No income certificate is needed. Every document above must be issued by the district where the application is filed. In rural areas, the online form is verified through recommendations from the Gram Panchayat Development Officer, the Assistant Social Welfare Officer and the Block Development Officer in turn, and the District Social Welfare Officer takes the final decision. In urban areas, the Assistant Social Welfare Officer and the Sub-District Magistrate verify and recommend. If everything is in order, the District Social Welfare Officer approves the application and the pension payment process begins. The pension reaches the applicant's bank account one month after the application is approved.