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WPWB

Widow Pension-West Bengal
West BengalIndividualState/ UTNo 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

The West Bengal government's Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department launched the "Widow Pension" scheme in 2010. This program aims to support widows facing economic hardship within the state.

In detail

In 2010, the West Bengal state government, through the Women and Child Development and Social Welfare Department, launched a compassionate initiative called the "Widow Pension" scheme. This program aims to provide financial support to widows facing economic hardship within the state.

Who qualifies

  • The beneficiary must be widow girl/woman.
  • The beneficiary should attain the age of 60 years or more.
  • The beneficiary must be a citizen of India and a resident of West Bengal.
  • The beneficiary family income must not exceed ₹ 1,000/- per month.
  • The beneficiary must not be maintained by any of her relative.
  • The beneficiary must have been a resident of West Bengal for at least ten years on the date of making the application.
  • Professional beggars and mendicants are not eligible for the pension.

What you get

  • Financial Assistance: An amount of ₹1,000/- per Month through DBT mode to the beneficiaries.

Who is excluded

  • An applicant who is already a recipient of a pension under another scheme, such as the Disability Pension, Old Age Pension, or Farmers’ Pension, is not eligible for the Widow Pension.
Listed by myScheme
Documentation completeness
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Eligibility published here517 characters
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Benefit amount published hereamount or quantity stated
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Description more than a name210 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

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schemeNameWidow Pension-West BengalmyScheme · 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