WRFLSNCS-IDRA
What this is
The scheme "Immediate Death Relief Assistance" is introduced with the objective of extending financial assistance to the fishermen's families to compensate for the loss due to the sudden demise of the breadwinner and to support them financially to run their family.
In detail
The scheme "Immediate Death Relief Assistance" is a Sub-Component under the scheme "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme". The scheme is extended to all the regions of the Union territory of Puducherry. The scheme is introduced with the objective of extending financial assistance to the fishermen's families to compensate for the loss due to the sudden demise of the breadwinner and to support them financially to run their family.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be the family (legal heir) of the deceased fisherman.
- The deceased fisherman should have been a resident of the Union territory of Puducherry.
- The deceased fisherman must have lost his/her life while fishing.
- The deceased fisherman must have been in the age group of 18-60 years.
- The deceased fisherman must not have been a beneficiary of the old age pension scheme.
- The deceased fisherman should have enrolled as a member of the Fishermen/Fisherwomen Co-operative Society.
What you get
₹ 1,00,000 as immediate death relief assistance for the family (legal heir) of the deceased fisherman, received within 15 days to 3 months from the date of receipt of the application from the affected family.
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | "Immediate Death Relief Assistance" under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme" | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |