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SA-AFFDF-SW

Subsistence Allowance (Sainik Welfare)
PuducherryIndividualState/ UTNo start date
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What this is

"Subsistence Allowance" is a Welfare Scheme by the Dept of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Veterans of the Second World War, Non-pensioners ESM above 60 years under "Below the Poverty Line (BPL)", and their widows.

In detail

The scheme "Subsistence Allowance" is a Welfare Scheme by the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund of the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Veterans of the Second World War (WWII), Non-pensioners ESM above 60 years under "Below the Poverty Line (BPL)", and their widows. This scheme applies only to the Ex-servicemen/Widows of Ex-servicemen registered with the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry. The applications are accepted offline.

Who qualifies

  • The applicant should be an Ex-Serviceman or the Widow of an Ex-Serviceman.- The applicant should be registered with the Department of Sainik Welfare, Puducherry.

What you get

  • ₹10,000 per month for Second World War (WWII) Veterans, irrespective of financial status.
  • ₹9,000 per month for Non-pensioners ESM above 60 years under "Below Poverty Line (BPL)".
  • ₹9,000 per month for widows of the above two categories.

*The amount is credited to the beneficiary’s Bank Account through RTGS/ NEFT.

Who is excluded

The scope of this financial assistance will not apply to those ESM / living spouse/widows who are re-employed as regular / deemed to be regular in Government/PSU/Private Organizations and self-employed IT assesses.

Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here269 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name280 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 herenot published
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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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schemeNameSubsistence Allowance (Sainik Welfare)myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeFalsemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme