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FG-SW

Funeral Grant (Sainik Welfare)
PuducherryIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

"Funeral Grant" is a Welfare Scheme by the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund of the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. Through this scheme, funeral Assistance of ₹12,000/- or ₹10,000/- is provided in the event of death of the ex-Serviceman (ESM) or of the Widow of the ESM respectively.

In detail

"Funeral Grant" is a Welfare Scheme by the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund of the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. Through this scheme, funeral Assistance of ₹12,000/- or ₹10,000/- is provided in the event of death of the ex-Serviceman (ESM) or of the Widow of the ESM respectively. This scheme applies only to the Ex-servicemen/Widows of Ex-servicemen registered with the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. The applications are accepted offline.

Who qualifies

  • In case of death of the ESM, the applicant should be the ESM's Widow.- In case of death of the Widow of the ESM, the applicant should be any other member of the ESM's family.
  • The deceased ESM/ deceased Widow of the ESM, in their lifetime, should have been registered with the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry.- The scope of this scheme will also apply to those ESM / living spouse/widows who are re-employed as regular / deemed to be regular in Government/Public Sector Undertakings/Private Organizations and self-employed IT assesses.

What you get

  • In case of death of the ESM, ₹12,000/- is provided to the ESM's Widow.
  • In the case of the death of the Widow of the ESM, ₹10,000/- is provided to a member of the ESM's family.
  • The assistance is provided immediately on occurrence with permission for burial/cremation from the appropriate authority (Death Certificate not required).
  • The amount is credited to the beneficiary’s Bank Account through RTGS/ NEFT.
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Eligibility published here662 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name286 characters
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Implementing agency published herenamed
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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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schemeNameFuneral Grant (Sainik Welfare)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