Kerala Social Security Pensions (Sevana Pension)

Who can apply for Welfare pension

• Pension types include agricultural labour, old age (60 and above), disability (40% or more), widow, and unmarried women aged 50 and above.
• Annual family income must not exceed ₹1 lakh.
• Must not pay income tax or get a government salary or service pension (an ex-gratia family pension or NPS of up to ₹4,000 is allowed).
• The family must not own more than two acres (not applied to Scheduled Tribes), a house over 2,000 sq ft, or a non-taxi car over 1000 cc.
• Old age pension: must have lived in Kerala for at least three continuous years.
• You cannot draw two welfare pensions, except that a disability pension can be combined with one other.

Welfare pension benefits

• ₹2,000 a month for each pension type (rate in force since 1 November 2025).

How to apply for Welfare pension

1. 1Fill in the prescribed application form (forms are on the Sevana Pension portal).
2. 2Submit it to the Secretary of the Grama Panchayat, Municipality or Corporation where you permanently live.
3. 3The local body must decide within 45 days.
4. 4If it is rejected, you can appeal to the District Collector within 30 days.

Where it applies

• Kerala