The West Bengal State Government provides the benefit of pension under a new umbrella scheme, which is known as Joy Bangla pension. Under the single pension scheme, the government provide the pension to different categories of people, like old age pensioners, widows, farmers, and now they also include the SC, ST, and Taposili Bandhu in this pension scheme.
The Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee, helped more than 20 lakh eligible people under this pension initiative. The online registration for the pension scheme is available on their official web portal, and all applicant can download the application form and fill in their details. Next, we are going to explain the eligibility documentation and how you can check your pension status. The complete details are available here.
Jai Bangla Pension Scheme
The West Bengal government increased the pension amount from Rs 600 to Rs 1000. This is the good news for all the old age, widow and disabled persons in the state who belong to the SC and ST categories. The government transfers this money directly into the bank account of applicants. All the pension schemes, including Jai Johar, Old Age Pension, Widow Pension, SC, ST Taposili Bandhu, Fishermen pension, etc, are under the single pension scheme, and applicants need to select the category of pension in the application form.

There is no separate application form available for the pension scheme in West Bengal. Those who are eligible for the scheme and want to fill out the application form can check out the details, like the application form PDF and JOY Bangla Pension Status information, on this website. Eligibility is very important for every applicant who wants to apply for the scheme.
| Scheme | Joy Bangle Pension scheme |
| State | West Bengal |
| Eligible People | Poor People |
| Amount | Rs 1,000 Monthly |
| Official Website | jaibangla.wb.gov.in |
Schemes under Jai Bangla Pension
- Jai Johar
- Manabik
- Taposili Bandhu
- Lok Prasar scheme
- Artisans and Weavers’ old age pension
- Old age pension
- Widow pension
- Farmer’s senior citizen pension
- Fisherman’s old age pension
www.jaibangla.wb.gov.in portal helps the applicants to fill their application form online and some it to the officials. The government provides rupees 1000 under all the pension schemes. By introducing this pension scheme, the government help the poor and needy people with their monthly expenses. The applicant who belongs to backwards communities is the main target of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Eligibility Criteria For WB Pension Scheme
- The scheme is for the permanent residents of West Bengal State.
- The applicants who are above 60 are eligible under the old age pension scheme.
- The window, and the person with disability are also eligible for the scheme and this category.
- The application should not be under any other government welfare schemes or pension schemes.
- For the income limit, the person should belong to the low-income group and the weaker section of society.
Benefits Of Pension
- The West Bengal government provide the fixed monthly pension to all the eligible persons under the scheme.
- The government would soon provide rupees 1000 under the pension scheme to all category beneficiaries.
- This scheme mainly provides the benefit to those who are not financially Independent and depend on others for their livelihood.
- This is a uniform umbrella scheme which covers all the pension schemes under a single platform.
- The Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee want to uplift the weaker section of society by reducing their financial burden.
Application Form Filling Process
- Those who are eligible for the scheme can apply on the official website of and portal launched by the West Bengal government.
- The name of the portal is www.jaibangla.wb.gov.in.
- Under this single platform, you can find the joy Bangla pension application form.
- Firstly, you have to complete the registration process.
- After the registration, you can log in with your registered mobile number.
- Once you log in then click on the application form download link.
- Download the form and take a printout of it.
- Fill in all the details in the application form and attach a photocopy of the required document.
- Submit the application form with all the documents to the panchayat office.
- The officials will verify all your documents and the application form.
- After the verification process is defined, if you are eligible for the scheme, then you will get the pension from the next month directly into your bank account.
Application Status Of West Bengal Pension Scheme
The person who has submitted their application form we can now check the application status after few days of submission.
- On the official website, you will see the track JOY Bangla Pension Status link.

- Click on that link,, Select the scheme category, and search using Option.

- If you select the beneficiary ID search, then enter your beneficiary ID and fill captcha code and click on the search button.
- They will display your application status on the computer screen.
FAQ
All who are belong to economically weaker society and above 60 Years of age are eligible for the scheme.
The application status is available on their official jai bangal portal.
Those who are already getting pension from other govt. welfare scheme are not eligible for the scheme.