How to apply for senior citizen identity card online in Punjab?
How to apply for Senior Citizen Identity Card through Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s?
Table of contents:
What is Senior Citizen ID Card?
Benefits of Senior Citizen ID Card
Documents Required to Apply for Senior Citizen Id Card in Punjab
Application Form Details:
How to Senior Citizen Card Offline or through Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s (GSK)?
What is senior citizen id card?
Its is identity card to show that you are aged above 60 years and senior citizen of India. Senior citizen ID card helps to get unique benefits, privileges and concessions to citizens above the age of 60.
Punjab State Residents are eligible to get senior citizen id cards if their age is greater than or equal to 60.
Benefits of Senior Citizen ID card:
Senior citizens can enjoy travel benefits like concession on railway tickets and air tickets. Separate counter and queues are allotted to book the tickets and to reduce the burden of senior citizens.
Senior citizen may get extra 0.5% to 1% interest on their fixed deposits.
Can avail extra benefits on post office investments schemes.
Senior citizens can avail income tax benefits with the help senior citizen ID card.
Reduced Telephone charges on selected service providers.
Senior citizen can get their passports without any hassles.
Documents Required to Apply for Senior Citizen Id Card in Punjab:
1. Residence Proof Certificate
2. Proof of Age (Any one)
a. Driving License
b. Voter Card
c. Voter List
d. Matriculation Certificate
e. Birth Certificate
f. Aadhar Card
3. Pension Book issued from AG Punjab in case of retired person
How To Apply Senior Citizen Identity Card in Punjab Online?
Step 1: Go to https://punjab.gov.in/
Step 2: Click services
Step 3: Click Department of services
Step 4: Site will be redirected to https://connect.punjab.gov.in/service/citizenservice
Step 5: In “Please Select Department” Click “Department of Social Security and Development of Women and Children” and Select Search.
Step 6: In service name “Senior Citizen Identity Card” Select “View”
Step 7: In next page Select “Login to apply” for new users.
Step 8: Register and Verify your identity.
Step 9: Fill in the application form and upload the supportive documents.
Step 10: Pay the applicable processing fees of Rs.20
Step 11: Once done, acknowledgement receipt can be downloaded for future reference.
Step 12: You may be intimated through mobile number or email id once your application is processed.
Step 13: Senior Citizen Card can be downloaded once its processed.
Step 14: Processing time may vary depends government holidays.
Application Form Details: (Application can be downloaded online https://connect.punjab.gov.in/service/citizenservice )
Name:
Father Name:
Date of Birth:
Gender:
Marital Status:
Spouse Name:
Mobile Number:
Region:
Permanent Address:
Pin code:
District:
Village:
Sub district/Tehsil:
State:
Fees Details:
Application Fee: Not Applicable
Government Fee: Not Applicable
Processing Fee: Rs.20 (At the time of this post published)
How to Senior Citizen Card Offline or through Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s (GSK)?
- Please approach near by Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s (GSK) in your location.
- Enquire with the authorised operator in Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s (GSK).
- Please carry all the necessary documents with you before approaching the Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s (GSK). Please check “Required Documents” section to know the required documents.
- Applicant should submit the request form/application form to the operator along with the supportive documents.
- Applicant should prove his identity and age proof by government issued Identity cards. If not, he has to get an age proof certificate from the nearby civil hospital.
- Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s (GSK) authorised operator will process the applicants request online.
- Applicant should follow all the guidelines provided by the authorised operators of Suwidha Centers or Gram Suwidha Kendra’s.
- Application will be receiving an acknowledgement slip or transaction reference number. Its should be kept safe for future reference.
- Applicants application will be processed and intimated as per guidelines given by the government.
- Senior Citizen Card will be processed within 10 to 15 days.
- Senior Citizen Card can be downloaded online once processing done.
Thank you.
