FSSDPP
What this is
The scheme was introduced to provide two sets of clothing items to poor people (other than SC/Fisherman) once in a year as a measure of Social Security. The beneficiaries are identified based on the data from the Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department in Puducherry.
In detail
The scheme “Free Supply of Sarees and Dhothies to the Poor People” by the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of Pondicherry, was introduced to provide two sets of clothing items to poor people (other than SC/Fisherman) once in a year as a measure of Social Security. The beneficiaries are identified based on the data from the Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department in Puducherry, utilizing the cross-referencing functionality in UDH.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a citizen of India.
- The applicant should be a native of the Union Territory of Pondicherry by birth or continuous residence for not less than 5 years.
- The applicant should belong to 'Below Poverty Line' category.
What you get
Two Sarees, blouse pieces, lungis, and towels, are provided once in a year.
Who is excluded
Fisherman and people from the Scheduled Caste community are not eligible.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Free Supply of Sarees and Dhothies to the Poor People | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |