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Wdwps

Widow / Destitute Women Pension Scheme - Punjab
PunjabIndividualStateNo start date
myScheme’s own wording, reproduced in full. Where it is thin, that is the finding, and the completeness checks are below.

What this is

Punjab State Government started a pension for widow and destitute women.

In detail

This is the major social welfare scheme of Punjab Government. The main objective behind launching this scheme is to provide monthly pension to those women who don't have any sustainable income source. This Scheme is implemented by Social Security and Women & Child Development Department of Punjab Government.

Who qualifies

  • Beneficiary should be a Permanent Resident of Punjab .
  • The Annual Income of Beneficiary should not be more than Rs. 60,000/-per year .
  • The below mentioned women are eligible for monthly pension :-
  • Widow Women.
  • Destitute Women.
  • Unmarried Women.
  • The Age of the beneficiary should be :-
  • Widow or Destitute Women: Below 58 Years.
  • Unmarried Women: Above 30 Years.

What you get

Amount : ₹ 1,500/- per month

Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here408 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name72 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 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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Provenance

Every field above, and where it came from
schemeNameWidow / Destitute Women Pension Scheme - PunjabmyScheme · 2026-09-02
schemeOpenDate...not published at source
schemeCloseDate...not published at source
nodalMinistryName...myScheme · 2026-09-02
dbtSchemeTruemyScheme · 2026-09-02
achievement data...no source publishes this for any central scheme