Status Check, Procedures, Facilities

Organization : Directorate of Social Security Punjab
Facility : Financial Assistance To Widows/Destitute Women/Dependent Children

Home Page :http://www.pbsocialsecurity.gov.in/html/fin_ass_children.html

Financial Assistance To Widows & Destitute Women :

This scheme was started in the year 1968. The purpose of this scheme is to provide Financial Assistance to the Widows and Destitute Women.

Related : Directorate of Social Security Old Age Pension scheme Punjab : www.statusin.in/2864.html

Eligibility :
** Women below the age of 60 years who have no means of subsistence or have been deprived of her husband’s support due to continued absence from home or chronic disease or any other reason or the unmarried women above the age of 30 years living the life of destitution is eligible to get the benefit of this scheme.
** The monthly income of the applicant from all sources is less than Rs. 1000/-.
** Before 15.7.97 the limit of monthly income was Rs. 500/-.

Rate Of Pension :
** Rs. 250/- per month.
The rate of pension was Rs. 150/- per month before April, 1995.
** The rate of pension was Rs. 200/- per month before April, 2006

Power to Sanction : (In Rural Areas):
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Procedure of sanction (in Urban Areas) :
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Procedure of disbursement (In Rural Areas) :
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Procedure of disbursement (In Urban Areas) :
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Financial Assistance To Dependent Children :
This scheme was started in the year 1968.

Eligibility :
** The purpose of this scheme is to provide financial assistance to the children below the age of 21 years through their parents/guardian, whose mother, father or both have passed away or become incapacitated due to physical/mental disability or loss of parental support etc;
** The Monthly income of the applicant should not be more than Rs. 1000/- in case of individual and Rs. 1500/- in couple case

Rate Of Pension :
i) Rs. 250/- per month.
The rate of pension was Rs. 150/- per month before April, 1995.
** The rate of pension was Rs. 200/- per month before April, 2006

Power to Sanction : (In Rural Areas):
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Procedure of sanction (in Urban Areas) :
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Procedure of disbursement (In Rural Areas) :
As per Old Age Pension cases.

Procedure of disbursement (In Urban Areas) :
As per Old Age Pension cases.