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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/-.

Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
7 of 9 checks passed
Checks are about the record,
not about the scheme.
Eligibility published here313 characters
Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
Description more than a name300 characters
Implementing agency published herefield absent from the record
How to apply published hereoffline mode declared, no URL needed
Start date published here1995-08-15
End date published hereno end date recorded, so indefinite by omission
Stored links well-formedall parse
Not expired while still listedno end date
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Provenance

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schemeNameIndira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (Jammu and Kashmir)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate1995-08-15myScheme · 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