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IGNWPSJAK
Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (Jammu and Kashmir)
Jammu and KashmirIndividualState/ UTOpen since 1995-08-15
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What this is
Launched on 15th August 1995, the scheme "National Social Assistance Programme" is a welfare scheme by the Social Welfare Department, Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. It provides monthly financial aid of ₹1,000/- to widows aged 40 years and above who belong to Below Poverty Line (BPL) households.
In detail
Launched on 15th August 1995, the "Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme" is a welfare scheme by the Social Welfare Department, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The scheme provides ₹1,000/- per month to widows aged 40 and above from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. The pension is funded 70% by the Centre and 30% by the Union Territory.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a resident of Jammu and Kashmir.
- The applicant should be a widow.
- The widow's age should be 40 years or older.
- The widow should belong to a Below Poverty Line (BPL) family.
- The applicant should not be receiving pension benefits under any other social security scheme.
What you get
The widow will receive a monthly pension of ₹1,000/-.
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Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here313 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name300 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 here1995-08-15
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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
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| schemeName | Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (Jammu and Kashmir) | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | 1995-08-15 | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | True | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |