(1) The Dalit and single women senior citizens, after completing the age of sixty years, and other senior citizens, after completing the age of seventy years, shall get the senior citizen allowance as prescribed by the Government of Nepal, as the social security allowance.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Government of Nepal may, by specifying any certain area, provide such allowance also the senior citizens who are living in such area and have not completed the age referred to in sub-section (1).