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Old Age / Widow Pension Affidavit

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Stamp duty: An affidavit attracts a nominal duty under Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, which Schedule also governs the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Registration: This affidavit does not affect immovable property and is not an instrument the Registration Act, 1908 requires to be registered, in Punjab or in Chandigarh.
Witnesses: An affidavit is proved by the Notary's or Oath Commissioner's own attestation and needs no separate witness in either jurisdiction.

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Also called

Budhapa Pension Affidavit
Old Age Samman Bhatta Affidavit
Vridha Pension Affidavit
Widow Pension Affidavit
Vidhwa Pension Affidavit
Destitute Woman Financial Assistance Affidavit
ਬੁਢਾਪਾ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨ ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ
ਵਿਧਵਾ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨ ਹਲਫ਼ਨਾਮਾ

When you need it

You are applying for the Old Age Pension or the Widow Pension (also called Financial Assistance to a Destitute Woman) administered in Punjab by the Department of Social Security, Women and Child Development through the Sewa Kendra network, or in Chandigarh by the Social Welfare Department, Chandigarh Administration — and the application form asks for a sworn affidavit confirming your age, marital status, family income, residence, and that you are not already drawing a conflicting pension. Both schemes are welfare benefits, part-funded under the National Social Assistance Programme and topped up by the State or the Administration, sanctioned on age (or widowhood) and income criteria that are revised from time to time and checked again at renewal.

This affidavit is filed with the first application and is commonly asked for again whenever the benefit comes up for renewal or review. Not for: a claim to a deceased government employee's family pension, which is a service-record matter for that employee's own department; or a claim to widow pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, which the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation handles on its own form.

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What follows is written for Punjab and Chandigarh. It states the position there rather than describing how it varies, so the amounts below are the ones that apply — worth confirming at the sub-registrar’s office, because rates change. If the property is anywhere else in India, none of this is yours.

Stamp duty

An affidavit attracts a nominal duty under Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, which Schedule also governs the Union Territory of Chandigarh. In practice it is sworn on a non-judicial stamp paper of Rs. 10 — the smallest denomination generally sold at a treasury, an SHCIL e-stamp counter or an authorised stamp vendor in Punjab or Chandigarh — though several Social Security and Social Welfare counters accept this particular affidavit as a plain self-declaration with no stamp paper at all, precisely because the applicant is by definition elderly or widowed and the office would rather not send them back out to buy one. Ask the filing office before buying stamp paper. Figures checked 19 September 2026: Punjab's Schedule 1-A rates for a list of instruments including affidavits have been revised by a cabinet-approved ordinance since Article 4 was last generally known to charge one rupee, and the exact rupee figure now notified was not independently confirmed for this template — confirm it at the stamp vendor on the day of purchase.

Registration

This affidavit does not affect immovable property and is not an instrument the Registration Act, 1908 requires to be registered, in Punjab or in Chandigarh. It is not registered; the original goes into the pension file kept by the sanctioning office, and the Deponent should keep a signed and attested photocopy.

Notarisation

Sworn or affirmed before a Notary Public or an Oath Commissioner appointed for Punjab or for the Union Territory of Chandigarh, who verifies the Deponent's identity, administers the oath or affirmation, and signs, stamps and dates the affidavit. Where the filing office accepts a plain self-declaration for this particular benefit, as noted above, that step is skipped and the Deponent signs directly before the office's own official — confirm which route the filing office wants before the appointment is booked.

Witnesses

An affidavit is proved by the Notary's or Oath Commissioner's own attestation and needs no separate witness in either jurisdiction. Where the filing office's own application form calls for one or two identifying witnesses in addition — as some Sewa Kendra and Sampark Kendra counters do as a matter of local practice rather than law — follow that office's form.

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OLD AGE / WIDOW PENSION AFFIDAVIT

Executed at Batala on 2 April 2026.

I, Gurdial Kaur, widow of Late Sh. Baldev Singh, aged about 67 years (date of birth 1 April 2026), resident of House No. 214, Bagga Mohalla, Batala, Punjab 143505, holding 4444 5555 6666, ordinarily resident within the State of Punjab (the "Deponent" or "I"), do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:

1. SCHEME APPLIED FOR

1.1 I am applying for Old Age Pension, and I make this affidavit in support of that application for filing before Sewa Kendra, Batala, District Gurdaspur.

2. RESIDENCE AND ELIGIBILITY

2.1 I have been ordinarily resident within the State of Punjab for 30 years, and I continue to be ordinarily resident there as on the date of this affidavit.

2.2 My total annual family income, from all sources, is ₹48,000 (Rupees Forty Eight Thousand only).

2.3 I do not receive any other pension or financial assistance from the Central or State Government

3. BANK ACCOUNT FOR DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER

3.1 The pension, if sanctioned, may be credited to the following account, which stands in my own name: Gurdial Kaur, A/c 30123456789, State Bank of India, Batala Branch, IFSC SBIN0001234

4. DECLARATION

4.1 Every statement made above is true to my own knowledge and belief, and I have concealed nothing material to my eligibility for Old Age Pension.

4.2 I am aware that this is a means-tested welfare benefit, that its continuance depends on the facts stated above remaining true, that I must report in writing to Sewa Kendra, Batala, District Gurdaspur any change in my income, any remarriage where this is a widow's pension, any other pension I come to receive, or any change of residence, that a benefit drawn on a false statement is recoverable, and that making a false declaration in a sworn affidavit is an offence.

VERIFICATION

Verified at Batala on 2 April 2026 that the contents of paragraphs 1 to 4 above are true and correct to my own knowledge, that no part of it is false, and that nothing material has been concealed.

DEPONENT

Signature: ______________________________
Gurdial Kaur

Left thumb impression (if unable to sign): ____________

ATTESTATION

Solemnly affirmed and signed before me on 2 April 2026 at Batala, the Deponent having been identified to my satisfaction by 4444 5555 6666.

Notary Public / Oath Commissioner
Registration No. and seal: ____________________

Questions about this document

Does the Old Age / Widow Pension Affidavit need stamp paper or stamp duty in Punjab and Chandigarh?

An affidavit attracts a nominal duty under Article 4, Schedule 1-A to the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 as applicable to Punjab, which Schedule also governs the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

Does the Old Age / Widow Pension Affidavit need registration in Punjab and Chandigarh?

This affidavit does not affect immovable property and is not an instrument the Registration Act, 1908 requires to be registered, in Punjab or in Chandigarh.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

What does the Old Age / Widow Pension Affidavit cost on Kagaznama?

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Does the Old Age / Widow Pension Affidavit need witnesses?

An affidavit is proved by the Notary's or Oath Commissioner's own attestation and needs no separate witness in either jurisdiction.

See the full position on stamp duty, registration and witnesses

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