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FAS-PULWS

Funeral Assistance Scheme (PULWS)
PuducherryState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

The "Funeral Assistance Scheme (PULWS)" is a Welfare Scheme by the Puducherry Unorganised Labourers' Welfare Society. The Society extends ₹7,000/- to the nominee of the deceased Unorganised Worker towards meeting the funeral expenses. The amount is credited through DBT into the bank account.

In detail

The "Funeral Assistance Scheme (PULWS)" is a Welfare Scheme for the Unorganized Workers in Puducherry by the "Puducherry Unorganised Labourers' Welfare Society", Labour Department, Union Territory of Puducherry. The Society extends ₹7,000/- to the nominee of the deceased Unorganised Worker towards meeting the funeral expenses. The amount is credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank account of the nominee. The applications are accepted offline.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a nominee of the deceased.
  • The deceased, in his/her lifetime, should have been a resident of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
  • The deceased, in his/her lifetime, should have been an Unorganized Worker: Taxi and Auto Drivers, Workers Employed in Shops & Catering Establishments, Carpenters, Nathaswara Vidwans, Hair Dressers, Tailors, Cycle Rickshaw Drivers, Cobblers, Washermans, Goldsmith, Blacksmith, Brass Vessel Makers, Sculptors, Loading and Unloading Workers, Tree Climbers, Pottery Workers, Coir Workers, Toddy Neera Tappers, Bullock Cart Drivers, Thatchers, Cooks, Hawkers, News Paper Vendors, Workers Engaged in Bricks and Tiles Manufacturing, One Hundred, Workers Engaged in Distribution of Liquid Petroleum Gas Cylinder, Domestic Workers, Light Music Instrument Players, Automobile Workshop Workers.
  • The deceased, in his/her lifetime, should have been enrolled with the Puducherry Unorganised Labourers' Welfare Society.
  • The deceased, in his/her lifetime, should have been between 18 to 59 years of age.
  • The deceased, in his/her lifetime, should have been taking an Annual Subscription of ₹100/- every year.
  • The deceased, in his/her lifetime, should have been paying a Registration Fee of ₹25/-.

What you get

  • Financial Assistance of ₹7,000/- to the nominee of the deceased member towards funeral expenses.
  • The amount is credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank account of the nominee.
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Eligibility published here1257 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name292 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
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Start date published herenot published
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End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
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Stored links well-formedall parse
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNameFuneral Assistance Scheme (PULWS)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme