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Grants In Aid To SC/ST Patients Suffering From Cancer And Other Malignant Diseases
AssamIndividualStateOpen since 2017-11-02
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance in the form of one-time grants to patients undergoing medical treatment in connection with T.B., Cancer and other malignant diseases. This scheme provides one-time financial assistance to patients belonging to the Tea Tribes community.

In detail

Special provisions have been enshrined in the Constitution for the welfare of SC / ST people in every sphere of their life. There are a number of SC / ST people suffering from cancer and other malignant diseases who are unable to carry forward the treatment of their diseases due to the economic hardships faced by them. The government has decided to bring some help to such patients by making available some financial assistance in the form of grants in Aid to SC/ST patients suffering from cancer and other malignant diseases.

SC / ST patients who are suffering from cancer and other malignant diseases are unable to afford advanced treatment due to their Socioeconomic condition prevalent in the community. So financial assistance in the form of grants in Aid is proposed to be provided to such patients through a scheme namely "Grants in Aid to SC / ST patients suffering from cancer and other malignant diseases". Under the scheme, such SC / ST patients will be given a one-time, fixed financial assistance of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty thousand) only.

Who qualifies

1) The applicant must belong to an SC / ST community of Assam.

2) Person suffering from cancer or other malignant diseases may apply.

3) No person shall be eligible to claim this financial aid more than once.

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Eligibility published here217 characters
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Benefit amount published herefield empty
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Description more than a name300 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 here2017-11-02
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Not expired while still listedno end date
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schemeNameGrants In Aid To SC/ST Patients Suffering From Cancer And Other Malignant DiseasesmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2017-11-02myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeTruemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme