Old-age pension (Cheyutha)
Who can get Telangana's monthly old-age pension (Cheyutha), which documents you need and where to apply.
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Published on 12-11-2026. Not every fact has been checked against its official source yet: confirm at the office.
For whom: Elderly people from poor families in Telangana, and family members helping them.
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1Your situation
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- Which of these is the person applying?
- How old are you?
- Is your household's total income under ₹1,50,000 a year in a village, or under ₹2,00,000 a year in a town or city?
- Does your family have any of these? More than 3 acres of wet (irrigated) land, or more than 7.5 acres of dry land. A car or other big vehicle. A large business (a rice mill, oil mill, petrol pump or the like). A child in a government, private, outsourced or contract job. A child who is a doctor, contractor, professional or self-employed. A government pension or a freedom fighter's pension.
- Does anyone else in your household already get an Aasara or Cheyutha pension? (A widow's or disability pension does not count.)
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We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Aasara/Cheyutha pension orders (G.O.Ms.No.17 of 2014 and its amendments) and the application form do not say whether an Indian citizen living abroad can get it. Under those orders the pension is paid each month at a village pay point, or through a local bank or post office, confirmed with your fingerprint or iris. In larger municipalities it may go into your bank account, to draw by ATM card. Before applying, ask the Panchayat Secretary (in a village), the municipal Bill Collector (in a town) or the district pension officer (APO) whether you can get this pension.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Aasara/Cheyutha pension orders (G.O.Ms.No.17 of 2014 and its amendments) and the application form do not mention OCI cardholders. Under the Ministry of Home Affairs notification S.O. 1050(E) of 4 March 2021, an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen, and in economic, financial and educational fields the notification does not name has the same rights as a foreigner. Before applying, ask the Panchayat Secretary (in a village), the municipal Bill Collector (in a town) or the district pension officer (APO) whether you can get this pension.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 13, 9
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
The Aasara/Cheyutha pension orders (G.O.Ms.No.17 of 2014 and its amendments) and the application form do not mention foreign nationals. Before applying, ask the Panchayat Secretary (in a village), the municipal Bill Collector (in a town) or the district pension officer (APO) whether you can get this pension.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5, 9
This route does not apply to your situation
Under the 2014 order (G.O.Ms.No.17) the old-age pension starts at 65. The age is reported to have been lowered to 57, which we could not confirm; even so, people under 57 do not qualify.
→ If you are a widow, a single woman, a person with a disability, a weaver or a toddy tapper, ask at the office about those pensions.
Sources: 1, 5
This route does not apply to your situation
This pension is not given if the household's yearly income is over ₹1,50,000 in a village or ₹2,00,000 in a town (G.O.Ms.No.23 of 2014).
→ For other help for older people (the helpline, the health scheme for people aged 70 and above, maintenance from children), see this guide:
Sources: 2, 14
We could not confirm whether this applies to you
G.O.Ms.No.17 of 2014 said a family with any of these cannot get this pension. G.O.Ms.No.23 of 2014 changed that: they bar only a family whose income is also over the limit, and you said yours is under it. But the 2026 application form makes you declare that your family has no such land, vehicle or large business, and that neither you nor a family member has a government, private, outsourced or contract job or a government or freedom fighter's pension. So ask at the MPDO's or Municipal Commissioner's office before you apply.
→ If your children or relatives do not look after you, see this guide:
→ When children do not look after you: maintenance and protection
Sources: 1, 5, 2
This route does not apply to your situation
Apart from widow's and disability pensions, only one person per household gets a pension, preferably a woman (G.O.Ms.No.17 of 2014).
→ Widow's and disability pensions are not limited to one per household. If you are a widow, see this guide:
→ Pension for widows and single women (Cheyutha)
Sources: 1
2Documents you need
Tick the ones you have. They are kept in this browser.
Details
If you don't have it: Ask at the panchayat or municipal office. The Cheyutha website has Telugu and English forms under 'Cheyutha Application Forms'.
Not confirmed: The form on the website (August 2026) has no 'old age' box. Ask at the office which form to use for the old-age pension.
Sources: 6, 5
Details
Sources: 1, 5
Details
Sources: 1, 5
Details
Any one of: a birth certificate from the Registrar of Births and Deaths or the municipality; a school leaving certificate from the last school attended; the electoral roll (voter card). If you have no proof of age, the order lets the verifying officer judge your age from other facts, such as your children's ages, or refer you to a Medical Board; tell the officer.
Sources: 1, 3, 5
Details
Any one of: a ration (food security) card; an income certificate from the Tahsildar (Revenue Department).
Sources: 2, 5
Details
A savings account in your name, showing the account number and IFSC code.
Sources: 1, 5
Nothing to get ready before these steps.
3Your steps
· Do them in order. Tick each one when it is done.
- Do this now
Ask the Panchayat Secretary (in a village) or the municipal Bill Collector (in a town) whether old-age pension applications are being taken now.
Not confirmed
The Cheyutha application form SERP put up in August 2026 has boxes only for widow, disabled, toddy tapper, weaver, dialysis, filaria and single women; there is no old-age box. The guidelines for that round are not published on the SERP website or the government orders site. We found no official notice saying when new old-age applications will be taken again. Ask at the office or the district pension officer (APO).
Sources: 1, 5
- Do this now
When applications are open, give the filled form, your photo and photocopies of the documents to the Panchayat Secretary or VRO (in a village) or the Bill Collector (in a town).
Not confirmed
The officials named here are from the 2014 order. In 2026 officials enter applications on the Cheyutha website. Ask at the office where old-age applications are to be given in the next round.
Sources: 1, 2, 3, 5
- Do this now
Wait for the check.
The Panchayat Secretary (in a village) or the Bill Collector (in a town) checks your details. They may also look at how your family lives and what it owns.
Sources: 1
- Do this now
Wait for the decision.
The MPDO (in a village), the municipal office (in a town or city) or the Tahsildar (in Hyderabad district) reviews it, and the District Collector gives final approval.
Sources: 1
- Do this now
On the Cheyutha website, open 'New Sanctions Applicants Search' and look up your application by its application ID or Aadhaar number.
Open the official pageSources: 7, 10, 1
- Do this now
After the Collector's approval, collect your pension card with your photo on it.
The MPDO arranges for it to be given out.
Not confirmed
The order does not say where the card is handed over.
Sources: 1
- Do this now
Collect the pension between the 1st and 7th of each month.
It is paid into your bank or post office account; at the pay point you confirm with your fingerprint or iris. Under the 2019 order the old-age pension is ₹2,016 a month. If you are bedridden or your hands are badly affected, the order lets the Panchayat Secretary or Bill Collector pay you using their own fingerprint or iris, in rare cases that a higher officer clears; ask them.
Not confirmed
₹2,016 is the amount in G.O.Ms.No.34 of 2019, the latest order we could read; we did not check whether it has changed since. The 1st-to-7th schedule is from the 2014 order. Ask the MPDO office for the current amount and dates.
Sources: 1, 4
If something goes wrong
If it is rejectedIf your application is rejected, ask why at the office that decides it: the MPDO in a village, the municipal office in a town or city, or the Tahsildar in Hyderabad district.
If your application is rejected, ask why at the office that decides it: the MPDO in a village, the municipal office in a town or city, or the Tahsildar in Hyderabad district. Your district pension officer's (APO's) phone number is on the Cheyutha website under 'APOs Contact Details'.
District pension officer (APO), SERP · Open the official page
Sources: 1, 9
If it is lateEven if you are eligible, the pension may not start at once.
Even if you are eligible, the pension may not start at once. Eligible people still waiting are listed in the panchayat's 'B register'. When a place falls vacant, the order looks at age (the oldest first), SC/ST and landless families, with preference to women in every category. Check your application status on the website, and call the district APO if it is taking long.
District pension officer (APO), SERP · Open the official page
Sources: 1, 7, 9
AlsoIf your pension stops, open 'Search Pensioner Details' on the Cheyutha website and look yourself up by pension ID or Aadhaar number.
If your pension stops, open 'Search Pensioner Details' on the Cheyutha website and look yourself up by pension ID or Aadhaar number. Then call the district APO.
Cheyutha website: Search Pensioner Details · Open the official page
Sources: 8, 9
AlsoYou can also register a complaint by calling the Rural Development Call Center (toll-free 1800-200-1001).
You can also register a complaint by calling the Rural Development Call Center (toll-free 1800-200-1001). You get a message with a 'Problem ID', and you can follow it under 'Know Your Status' on the call centre's website. The call centre passes the complaint to the officials concerned; they are the ones who resolve it.
Rural Development Call Center · Open the official page
Sources: 11, 12
Official websites for this work
- Cheyutha pensions (Telangana) Old age, widow and disability pensions
Related guides
The 14 official pages and papers this guide is written from
- G.O.Ms.No.17, PR&RD (RD.I) Dept., 05-11-2014: Aasara pensions, guidelines and eligibilityPanchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department, Government of Telangana, Para 4: III (A) age, (B) exclusions i–vii, (C) iv one per household; IV documents; V–VI verification and sanction, A and B registers; VII biometric payment; IX–X disbursal, 1st to 7th of the month. Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO-MS No 17 Aasara Pensions' (05-11-2014) · read on 29-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.23, PR&RD (RD.I) Dept., 25-11-2014: amendment to G.O.Ms.No.17 (income limits, income certificate)Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.I) Department, Government of Telangana, Amendments 1, 2 and 4. Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO MS No 23 - Amendment' (25-11-2014) · read on 29-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.75, PR&RD (RD) Dept., 08-09-2015: amendment to G.O.Ms.No.17 (proof of age)Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD) Department, Government of Telangana, Para 2, amendment table. Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO MS No 75 - Amendment' (08-09-2015) · read on 29-10-2026
- G.O.Ms.No.34, PR&RD (RD.II) Dept., 28-05-2019: enhancement of Aasara pensionsPanchayat Raj and Rural Development (RD.II) Department, Government of Telangana, Para 3, table, row 1 (Old Age). Opened from the portal's GOs menu, 'GO Ms.No.34 - Enhancements' (28-05-2019) · read on 29-10-2026
- Application for sanction of new pension under Cheyutha scheme (English format)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Page 1: pension types; page 2: declaration and document checklist. Opened from the portal's menu 'Cheyutha Application Forms', 'Cheyutha Application Form - English Format' (the file is dated August 2026) · read on 29-10-2026
- చేయూత పెన్షన్ పథకం: దరఖాస్తులు డాటా ఎంట్రీ చేయడంలో తీసుకోవాల్సిన జాగ్రత్తలు (Data Entry Instructions)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana, Points 1 and 8. Opened from the portal's menu 'Cheyutha Application Forms', 'Data Entry Instructions' · read on 29-10-2026
- Cheyutha portal: New Sanctions Applicants SearchSociety for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana · read on 29-10-2026
- Cheyutha portal: Search Pensioner DetailsSociety for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana · read on 29-10-2026
- Cheyutha portal: APOs Contact Details (district pension officers)Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Government of Telangana · read on 29-10-2026
- SERP: ServicesSociety for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Rural Development Department, Government of Telangana, Social Security: 'Cheyutha Pensions', linking to www.cheyutha.telangana.gov.in · read on 29-10-2026
- Rural Development Call Center: About RDCCDepartment of Rural Development, Government of Telangana, Page header ('Reach Us' number) and the three purposes of the call centre · read on 29-10-2026
- Rural Development Call Center: online format for public grievances and complaintsDepartment of Rural Development, Government of Telangana, 'Scheme' list · read on 29-10-2026
- Notification S.O. 1050(E), 4 March 2021: rights of an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Cardholder, under section 7B(1) of the Citizenship Act, 1955Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (The Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), No. 962), Para (5) (in fields the notification does not name, an OCI cardholder has the same rights as a foreigner) and Explanation (1) (an OCI cardholder is a foreign national, not an Indian citizen) (04-03-2021) · read on 30-10-2026
- Circular No.56/AB-PMJAY-RAHCT/NHA/2025, 29-03-2025: Implementation of Vay Vandana Scheme for Senior Citizens (70 Years & Above) under the converged scheme of AB-PMJAY – Rajiv AarogyasriRajiv Aarogyasri Health Care Trust, Government of Telangana, Guidelines 1–5: 70 and above, whatever the economic status; benefits as AB PM-JAY – Rajiv Aarogyasri; Aadhaar for the age; enrolment on beneficiary.nha.gov.in, completed during the hospital visit. Opened from the Trust website's News & Events list (29-03-2025) · read on 02-11-2026