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SWSP

State Welfare Scheme For Purohits
West BengalIndividualStateOpen since 2020-09-29
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What this is

The scheme "State Welfare Scheme for Purohits" was launched in September 2020 to benefit the financially distressed practicing temple /tribal purohit or priests of other communities like Christians, Jain, and Buddhists.

In detail

The scheme “State Welfare Scheme for Purohits” was launched by the Department of Information & Cultural Affairs, West Bengal in September 2020 to benefit the financially distressed practicing temple /tribal purohit or priests of other communities like Christians, Jain, and Buddhists.

The Purohits and priests of other communities like Christians, Jains, Buddhists & Parsis perform important social, cultural, and community functions having wide public ramifications. Considering the very significant roles played by the Purohits and priests of other communities like Christians, Jains, Buddhists & Parsis in our society and in view of their financial condition, the State Government has launched the scheme.

Who qualifies

  • All the poor Purohits or poor priests of other communities like Christians, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis in the State will be eligible under the scheme.
  • The person is a resident of West Bengal on the date of making an application under the Scheme.
  • The person is not a beneficiary under any other Social Security pension scheme or a recipient of Government pension or pension from any other organization.
  • For receiving a housing grant, the person does not have a pucca dwelling house of his or her own but if he or she shall have a piece of land in his name. In case the beneficiary does not own land for the construction of the dwelling house, the State Government will mobilize vested and other lands whenever possible for providing housing facilities to such families.
  • The applicant must be a financially distressed /economically backward practicing priest attached to any place of worship.

What you get

  • Monthly Financial Assistance for all the poor Purohits and poor priests of other communities like Christians, Jains, Buddhists & Parsis of ₹1,000/- per month.
  • A grant of ₹1,20,000/- will be provided to each poor Purohit/poor priest of other communities like Christians/ Jains/ Buddhists / Parsis for the construction of a dwelling house.
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Eligibility published here908 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name219 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 here2020-09-29
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schemeNameState Welfare Scheme For PurohitsmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate2020-09-29myScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtScheme...myScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme