In developed countries senior citizens are treated with care and concern giving cognizance to their special life circumstances. Almost all developed countries issue a Social Security ID card that entitles the cardholder to avail of benefits at shops, service centres and products exclusively meant for senior citizens. These also include certain important senior citizen services such as emergency assistance.
India tried to replicate the model by introducing Aadhar card for Indian nationals. However due to various complexities involved & delay in implementation process, many people especially senior citizens could not get their hands on Aadhar card. Unavailability of senior citizen centers for this purpose and lack of required assistance to senior people is one of the reasons.
We have been getting messages from our elderly readers to write a post on how to procure a senior citizens I card since they are frequently asked to verify their seniority using some id proof. The process of issuing senior citizens I card is being operated by both Government & Non government bodies in majority of the states, Do check with collectors office about who is handling the process in your respective district.
Once you procure the form (Costs around Rs. 50-100; might vary from district to district), fill it completely & submit it along with the below mentioned documents.
List of documents to be attached with the id form(all original documents have to be carried along while submitting the forms for verification)
Proof of Age :- (Submit ANY ONE of these documents)
- Valid passport
- Pan card
- School Leaving Certificate
- Birth Certificate
- LIC Policy
- Election Card
- Govt. Hospital
- Pension Payment Order Paper / book
- School leaving certificate/In case of woman submit marriage certificate also
Residence proof: (Submit ANY ONE of these documents)
- Ration card
- Valid passport
- Election card
- Electricity bill / Telephone bill but only if it’s in the name of person whose form is being submitted
Medical Information:
Blood group: Submit report from a Pathological laboratory
Medical Information: A Doctor’s prescription to indicate Illness/Diseases/medication in use/medication allergic to
Photographs: 3 stamp size photographs
It generally takes approximately 60 to 90 days from the day of submission of application for getting ID. We will continue benefits of having a senior citizen’s card in the next blog post.
Meanwhile if you have any queries about issuing a senior citizens I card; do not hesitate to comment or write in to us. We will try our best to get your queries resolved.
