How to Apply for the Sindh Senior Citizen Card: Form, Age 60, PRC and Five Year Validity
The Sindh Senior Citizen Card form is now online. Residents aged 60 and above apply at the taluka social welfare office with a CNIC copy, 3 photos and a PRC.
Sindh's Social Welfare Department now publishes the Sindh Senior Citizen Card application form on its website. Any permanent resident of Sindh aged 60 or above can fill it and hand it in at the taluka or district social welfare office with a CNIC copy, three photographs and a PRC. The card is valid for five years, and the form prints no fee. We found the form on swd.sindh.gov.pk on 19 October 2026, after finding no application route at all on 27 September.
The card has existed in law since 2016 and in practice almost nowhere. That changed quietly: the department's senior citizens page, which was only a heading three weeks ago, now carries a downloadable Schedule-B form. We read the Senior Citizens page and the form PDF it links, and the department's grant in aid page, on 19 October 2026.
You qualify at 60 if you are a permanent resident of Sindh
Schedule-A of the form states the eligibility in one line: permanent residents of Sindh province aged 60 or above are eligible to apply for the Sindh Senior Citizen Card. The card is issued by the Sindh Senior Citizens Council under section 5(2)(b) of the Sindh Senior Citizens Welfare Act as amended in 2023.
Permanent residence is proved by a Permanent Residence Certificate, PRC, from the Deputy Commissioner. A CNIC with a Sindh address is not enough on its own, because the form lists the PRC as a separate document. If you do not have one, get it before you apply, since the acknowledgement slip records that a PRC copy was received.
| Requirement | What the form says |
|---|---|
| Age | 60 or above |
| Residence | Permanent resident of Sindh, proved by a PRC from the Deputy Commissioner |
| Form | Schedule-B, downloaded from the Social Welfare Department site |
| CNIC | Attested copy of a valid CNIC, with the expiry date written on the form |
| Photographs | Three recent passport size, blue background |
| Validity | Five years |
| Fee | The form's "validity period and charges" heading states no amount |
The form asks for your CNIC expiry date, police station and a thumb impression
The form is one page plus an acknowledgement slip. It asks for your name, father's or spouse's name, CNIC number, age, CNIC expiry date, date of birth, contact number, gender, district, profession if any, address and the location of your residence near the respective police station. You sign and give a thumb or finger impression, and paste one photograph on it.
Spaces are printed for the front and back copies of the CNIC to be attached. The police station line is there so the district office can verify where you live. Fill it with the name of the nearest station, not the full address again.
An expired CNIC will stall the application, because the form records the expiry date. The steps to renew a CNIC are the same at any NADRA centre, whichever province you live in.
Submit it at your taluka or district social welfare office and keep the acknowledgement
Schedule-A says the senior citizen may submit the completed form with the documents through an online portal, by mail or in person to the concerned taluka or district social welfare office where they live, "under the due acknowledgement". We found no online portal for it on the department's site, so in person is the route that exists today.
- Download the Schedule-B form from the Social Welfare Department's senior citizens page and print it.
- Fill every line, sign, add the thumb impression and paste one photograph.
- Attach an attested CNIC copy, front and back, two more photographs and the PRC copy.
- Take it to the taluka or district social welfare office for your area and hand it in.
- Insist on the acknowledgement slip. It records the inward number, the date, the official's name and the expected date of delivery of the card.
The acknowledgement is the only receipt you get. It is printed as part of the form, so the office has no excuse for not giving it. The department's office is at Old KDA Building No 3, 4th floor, Sindh Secretariat, Karachi, phone 99211201-202, open 9 am to 5 pm.
The district verifies, the council approves, and no processing time is promised
Schedule-A describes three stages. The assistant director or deputy director of the district conducts verification and sends recommendations to the designated officer of the Sindh Senior Citizens Council. The council, or its committee or an authorised person, approves the card. The card is issued "in due course of time if the submitted data is found correct".
That is the whole timeline the form offers. The acknowledgement slip has a line for the expected date of delivery, so ask the official to write a date on it rather than leave it blank. The council sits at the Social Welfare Training Institute, ST-4, Block 7, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, which is the address printed at the top of the form.
Sindh's 2023 amendment also cut the card's benefits, removing the 50 per cent fare cut and the private hospital and medicine discounts from the law. What a card holder gets today is set by the council's notifications, which the form does not list. The provincial comparison in where the senior citizen card exists in Pakistan covers the law in each province.
The province budgeted Rs 150 million for the card in 2023-24
The department's grant in aid page lists Rs 150 million for the Sindh Senior Citizens Card and Rs 50 million for the Sindh Senior Citizens Welfare Fund under the department's head in 2023-24, out of Rs 440 million for that head. The page does not say how much was spent or how many cards were printed.
That budget line is the strongest sign that the card is moving from paper to plastic. The published form is the second. What is still missing is a public benefits list and a card count, and we could not get either from the site. A senior citizen in Sindh who needs cash support now should look at the Sindh zakat guzara allowance, which prefers the aged and pays Rs 1,000 a month, or the Bait-ul-Mal old home for someone with no shelter.
Common questions
Who can apply for the Sindh Senior Citizen Card?
A permanent resident of Sindh aged 60 or above, with a valid CNIC and a PRC from the Deputy Commissioner.
Where do I get the form?
From the senior citizens page of the Sindh Social Welfare Department's website, as a PDF called Schedule-B.
Where do I submit it?
At the taluka or district social welfare office for the area where you live, in person. The form also mentions mail and an online portal, but we found no portal.
How long is the card valid?
Five years, according to Schedule-A of the form.
Is there a fee?
The form's charges heading gives no amount, and we could not find a fee anywhere on the department's site. Ask at the office before paying anyone.
What discounts does the card give?
The form does not list benefits. The 2023 amendment removed the fixed fare and hospital discounts from the law, so benefits now depend on council notifications.
How we verified this
What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.
Last checked 19 October 2026. The eligibility, documents, five year validity, submission route, verification stages and form fields come from the Sindh Senior Citizen Card application form, Schedules A and B, downloaded from the senior citizens page of the Sindh Social Welfare Department's website on 19 October 2026, and from that page. The Rs 150 million and Rs 50 million figures come from the department's grant in aid page for 2023-24, read the same day. The department's office address and phone are from its site footer. We did not submit a form or visit an office. Not verified: any fee, the processing time, the number of cards issued, the current benefits list, and whether every taluka office is accepting forms yet.
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