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Financial Assistance To Dependent Children Of Widows And Destitute Women
ChandigarhIndividualStateNo start date
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What this is

The scheme "Financial Assistance To Dependent Children of Widows And Destitute Women" is a Social Welfare scheme by the Dept. of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development, Govt. of Chandigarh; to extend financial assistance (₹ 1000/- per month per child) to children who are fatherless or orphan.

In detail

The scheme "Financial Assistance To Dependent Children of Widows And Destitute Women" is a Social Welfare scheme by the Department of Social Welfare, Women & Child Development, Govt. of Chandigarh. The objective of the scheme is to extend financial assistance to such children who are fatherless or whose parents (both mother and father) have died. The scheme is applicable to all the children of widow/destitute women under 18 years of age who have been deprived of parental no support or care after their parent's death or continued absence from home. The applicant should be a resident of UT of Chandigarh for more than 3 years. ₹ 1000/- per month per child is provided for upto two children in a family to meet the cost of maintenance and education.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be a widow/destitute woman or with a dependent child/children. OR the legal guardian of the child/children who have been deprived of parental support or care after their parent's death or continued absence from home.
  • The age of the child/children should be less than or equal to 18 years.
  • If parents of the child/children have died, the assistance will be provided to the legal guardian.
  • The widow/destitute woman or the legal guardian should be a resident of the UT of Chandigarh for more than 3 years.
  • The child should not be in receipt of family pension from any State/Central Govt.

NOTE: Children who have been given institutional care by government/NGO shall not be eligible for financial assistance.

What you get

₹ 1000/- per month per child is provided for up to two children in a family to meet the cost of maintenance and education.

Who is excluded

Children who have been given institutional care by government/NGO shall not be eligible for financial assistance.

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Eligibility published here759 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name296 characters
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Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
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How to apply published here1 URL(s) published
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Provenance

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schemeNameFinancial Assistance To Dependent Children Of Widows And Destitute WomenmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme