AP Senior Citizen Card: Senior Citizen Card is a benefit .. If you know it will go and take it immediately!

There are many benefits with a senior citizen card. Government services can be faster anywhere across the country. Government welfare schemes can also be easily obtained. Those who do not have this card will be provided free. There will be no fee. If this is the case .. Other government identity documents can be obtained.

since 2006 ..

In 2006, the then Central Government released an office memorandum. It has been in effect since then. It is also useful for those who are disappointed in old age, orphan orphaned elderly people to serve ashrams. The government provides a senior civilian card to men over 60 years of age and women over 58 years of age.

how to get ..

For this card, apply in village and ward secretaries. If not .. District Division and Old Welfare Office can also be obtained. However, in the district office, the card is issued on the day of application. In villages they receive a card during the week. Passport size photo, Aadhaar card, bank account passbook and other certificates for application should be presented for age confirmation. This senior citizen card is valid across the country.

what are the benefits ..

If this is a card card .. then RTC buses have a discount of 25 % on tickets. The two seats have been reserved for the elderly in all RTC services except far locations. Railway stations have special ticket counters for the elderly. There will be wheelchair facility for the needy people. Older people who are over 60 years of age, are older than 45 years and women and pregnant women have priority in low berth reservation. Six berths are handed over to each sleeper coach. Four berths are reserved in the third AC and three in the second AC. Which will first reserve these berths.

Special queue ..

They also have a special queue in these banks. Some banks have a special counter. Services are also preferred. People aged 60–79 on fixed deposits get an additional 0.5 % interest rate compared to others. People under the age of 80 get an interest rate of 1 percent. In some banks, the Senior Citizen Savings Scheme receives an interest rate of 8.5 % at the age of 80. For people between the age of 60–79, 7.9 percent of the interest rate is available.

Tax discount ..

Union Minister Nirmala Sitarman announced the introduction of the budget of 2025-26. TDS exemption limit on income as interest for senior citizens to Rs.