Bihar - Apply for Senior Citizen Certificate - Revision history

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-# The social welfare department concerned is the nodal department for this service. Those who are in need of a senior citizen card shall approach their respective Block or SDO office to enquire for the service.
+# The social welfare department concerned is the nodal department for this service. Those who are in need of a senior citizen card shall approach their Municipalities or SDO office to enquire for the service.
 #The authorities in the office will guide you to reach the respective counter or an office to make application.
 #The applicant shall visit the advised office and request for the service.
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 #After successful completion, a Card will be delivered to the applicant through postal or in person as per the applicable norms.
 #The whole process of issuing the Senior Citizen card will take 7 working days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.
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	==Required Documents==		==Required Documents==
	*Application form.
	*Two photographs of the applicant.		*Two photographs of the applicant.
	*Aadhaar card		*Aadhaar card
	*ID card of the applicant ~~(Pension book/ School certificate/ Identity Card issued by competent authority OR Bank passbook with photo)~~		*ID card of the applicant
	*Residential Proof~~(Ration cards/Valid Passport/Voter ID card)~~		*Residential Proof
	*Pan card ( For Monthly Pension above Rs.15,000 per month)		*Pan card ( For Monthly Pension above Rs.15,000 per month)
	*Birth certificate / document to prove the age		*Birth certificate / document to prove the age
	*~~Residence certificate issued by Competent Authority for the said period as required.~~		*Application in writing

	==Office Locations & Contacts==		==Office Locations & Contacts==

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	==Procedure==		==Procedure==
	~~<br>~~
	~~'''Apply through Phone Call'''<br>~~
	* You can apply by calling "14567" which is a National Helpline for the Elders and they should be able to facilitate you to get a Senior Citizen Certifiate or Identity Card.<br><br>

	'''Apply In-Person:'''<br>		'''Apply In-Person:'''<br>
	#~~To apply~~ for ~~the~~ senior citizen ~~certificate,~~ the applicant ~~has~~ to ~~approach~~ the ~~concerned sub divisional magistrate (administration) office~~ [https://~~state.bihar~~.gov.in/~~socialwelfare~~/~~CitizenContactUs.html~~ link]		# The social welfare department concerned is the nodal department for this service. Those who are in need of a senior citizen card shall approach their respective Block or SDO office to enquire for the service.
	#Please go to the respective office ~~to get details~~ for ~~applying~~ and ~~also~~ collect the application form or write ~~an application.~~		#The authorities in the office will guide you to reach the respective counter or an office to make application.
	~~#Make sure that you have all the proper documents mentioned in the “Required documents” section below~~.		#The applicant shall visit the advised office and request for the service.
	#Submit the completed form along with the documents to the ~~concerned authority~~.		#The authorities will guide the applicants to apply.
			#Use the following [https://igod.gov.in/sg/states link]
			#In the given page, please select the respective state as applicable to reach the respective state districts page. Please check and scroll down for the “Districts” section. Please click on the “View All” option to reach the districts page. Here click on the applicable district to reach the official district page.
			#Here click on the menu and sub option as “DIRECTORY / PUBLIC UTILITIES / Municipalities” to reach a page with required contact information for locating the respective authorities office. Also Please look for other menu and sub options as “ABOUT DISTRICT / Who’s Who”.
			#On locating the right office, visit the office and meet the respective designated staff. Request for the service. Once the staff explains, collect the application form if provided or write on a plain A4 sheet as advised.
			#Submit the completed application form along with the documents that are mandatory for applying.
			#Once the application is accepted, authorities might provide an acknowledgement or any other receipt for the application accepted. Keep it safe for future reference.
	#This application will be processed internally. Verification of submitted documents will also be carried.		#This application will be processed internally. Verification of submitted documents will also be carried.
	#After successful completion, ~~Certificate~~ will be delivered to the applicant through postal or in person as per the applicable norms.		#After successful completion, a Card will be delivered to the applicant through postal or in person as per the applicable norms.
	#The whole process of issuing the Senior Citizen ~~Certificate~~ will take ~~10 to 15~~ working days.<br><br>		#The whole process of issuing the Senior Citizen card will take 7 working days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.
	'''Apply through ~~Centres:~~'''<br>		<br><br>
	~~#To~~ apply ~~through centres,~~ the applicant has to visit the respective “CSC” centre. Please tap on the following link to locate the centre according to the respective district: [https://www.apnacsconline.in/csc-locator/bihar/ link].		'''Apply through Phone Call'''<br>
	~~#Make sure to have the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.~~		* You can apply by calling the National Helpline number "14567" for the Elders and they should be able to facilitate you to get a Senior Citizen Certificate or Identity Card.
	~~#An application form can be obtained through the kiosk operator upon visiting the centre.~~		<br><br>
	~~#The applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.~~
	~~#Submit the application form with ”Required Documents” to the office.~~
	~~#It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk~~ for ~~scanning purposes.~~
	~~#The operator will process the application online.~~
	~~#On successful submission,~~ the ~~applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement.~~
	~~#This application will~~ be ~~processed internally. Once the verification is over, these officials will submit their report~~ to ~~the respective superior authority~~ to ~~decide the issue of the~~ Certificate ~~to the applicant.~~
	~~#The status, viz. Approval~~ or ~~Rejection if any, will be conveyed to the applicant through an SMS.~~
	~~#If approved, the certificate will be hand delivered or sent through post to the address mentioned while applying or issued in a stipulated period of time~~.
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	==Required Documents==		==Required Documents==

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==Procedure==
 
'''Apply through Phone Call''' 
* You can apply by calling "14567" which is a National Helpline for the Elders and they should be able to facilitate you to get a Senior Citizen Certifiate or Identity Card. 

'''Apply In-Person:''' 
#To apply for the senior citizen certificate, the applicant has to approach the concerned sub divisional magistrate (administration) office [https://state.bihar.gov.in/socialwelfare/CitizenContactUs.html link]
#Please go to the respective office to get details for applying and also collect the application form or write an application.
#Make sure that you have all the proper documents mentioned in the “Required documents” section below.
#Submit the completed form along with the documents to the concerned authority.
#This application will be processed internally. Verification of submitted documents will also be carried.
#After successful completion, Certificate will be delivered to the applicant through postal or in person as per the applicable norms.
#The whole process of issuing the Senior Citizen Certificate will take 10 to 15 working days. 
'''Apply through Centres:''' 
#To apply through centres, the applicant has to visit the respective “CSC” centre. Please tap on the following link to locate the centre according to the respective district: [https://www.apnacsconline.in/csc-locator/bihar/ link].
#Make sure to have the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
#An application form can be obtained through the kiosk operator upon visiting the centre.
#The applicant has to fill in all the necessary information in the application form.
#Submit the application form with ”Required Documents” to the office.
#It is advised to take the documents in original to the kiosk for scanning purposes.
#The operator will process the application online.
#On successful submission, the applicant will receive an application number as acknowledgement.
#This application will be processed internally. Once the verification is over, these officials will submit their report to the respective superior authority to decide the issue of the Certificate to the applicant.
#The status, viz. Approval or Rejection if any, will be conveyed to the applicant through an SMS.
#If approved, the certificate will be hand delivered or sent through post to the address mentioned while applying or issued in a stipulated period of time.
 

==Required Documents==
*Application form.
*Two photographs of the applicant.
*Aadhaar card
*ID card of the applicant (Pension book/ School certificate/ Identity Card issued by competent authority OR Bank passbook with photo)
*Residential Proof(Ration cards/Valid Passport/Voter ID card)
*Pan card ( For Monthly Pension above Rs.15,000 per month)
*Birth certificate / document to prove the age
*Residence certificate issued by Competent Authority for the said period as required.

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Social Welfare Department''' 
Annex Building-4, Bihar (Patna)-800015 
Phone no: 0612-2217244 
Fax: 2217239 
Email id: swbihar@gmail.com secysw-bih@nic.in 
Contact: [https://state.bihar.gov.in/socialwelfare/CitizenContactUs.html link]

 

==Eligibility==
*Applicant should be citizen of India.
*Applicant should be above the age of 60

==Fees==
*Authorities will provide fee details while applying in person.

==Validity==
Senior Citizen certificate is valid for rest of life.

==Documents to Use==
Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure.

==Processing Time==
*The whole process of issuing the Senior Citizen Certificate will take 10 to 15 working days. 

==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M".

==Instructions==
Get the senior citizen certificate from the concerned circle officer or DC office.

==Required Information==
Following are the required information to apply for the senior citizen certificate 
*Age of the applicant
*Ration card details

==Need for the Document==
*The Government of India provides facilities for citizens above the age of 60 years. In order to avail those facilities one has to get the certificate.
*The senior citizen certificate will allow the holder to receive numerous benefits like discounts in Railways, Flights and other benefits from the government.

==Information which might help==
*Without cross signature(half on paper and half on photograph) and signature on undertaking, the application will be rejected
*One has to produce the card to prove the authorities whenever asked for. So, this card must be carried always.
:NOTE : It is a punishable offense to try with fraudulent documents to get a Senior citizen certificate

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
*The senior citizen certificate can also use for a government benefits and schemes, healthcare subsidies, travel concessions, etc.
 

==External Links==
Place some external links which might help.

==Others==
More information which might help people.

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