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Home » Welfare Schemes » Social Security Pension Schemes » PENSION TO WIDOWS AND DESTITUTE WOMEN
PENSION TO WIDOWS AND DESTITUTE WOMEN

The Haryana Pension to Widows and Destitute Women Scheme was introduced in the year 1980-81. The aim of the scheme is to provide social security to women who are unable to sustain themselves with their own resources and are in need of financial assistance. The rate of pension, which was Rs. 50 per month, at the beginning of the scheme, was enhanced from time to time. The rate of pension was increased to Rs. 1000/- per month w.e.f. 1-1-2014. The rate of pension was increased to Rs. 1,200/- P.M w.e.f 1-1-2015. The Government has increased the rates under the scheme to Rs. 1400/- P.M. per beneficiary w.e.f. 01-01-2016, Rs. 1600/- w.e.f. 01-11-2016, Rs. 1800/- w.e.f. 01-11-2017 and Rs. 2000/- w.e.f. 01-11-2018.

A) Eligibility Criteria:

A women of age 18 years and above is eligible for the grant of pension under the scheme if she is domicile of Haryana and has been residing in Haryana State for the last one year at the time of submission of application also her own income from all sources is below Rs. 2,00,000/- per annum and further any one of the following three conditions is fulfilled:

i) She is a widow

ii) She is destitute without husband, parents and son(s)

iii) She is destitute due to desertion or physical/mental incapacity of

(a) Husband in case of married women; or

(b) Parents in case of other women.

B) Exclusion:

Notwithstanding the above, a woman employed by any Government or by any Local/Statutory Body or any organization substantially financed by any Government or Local/Statutory Body or who is drawing pension or family pension there from will not be eligible under this Scheme.

“Pension” wherever occurring in any Government notification concerning Social Security Benefits means and includes, income received or accrued from accumulated earnings, including the following schemes:

*Provident Funds

*Annuities from any source including Commercial Banks, Financial Institutions or Insurance.

C) The eligible beneficiaries are added every month.

D) Details of beneficiaries, budget and expenditure incurred under this scheme are as under:-

(Rs. in Crores)

Financial Year Beneficiaries Budget Expenditure

2013-14

5,75,084

Rs. 534.81

Rs. 534.81

2014-15

5,96,855

Rs. 727.75

Rs. 727.75

2015-16

6,10,321

Rs. 927.03

Rs. 927.03

2016-17

6,32,691

Rs. 1101.46

Rs. 1101.46

2017-18

6,66,808

Rs. 1352.72

Rs. 1305.77

The Budget Provision for the year 2018-19 = Rs. 1511.20 Crores

Schemes

  • Senior Citizens' Welfare
    • state award for old persons
    • issue of senior citizen identity card
    • setting up of senior citizens voluntary service association/network
    • establishment of senior citizens club in all district urban estates of haryana
    • home for aged and infirm, rewari
    • operation of maintenance and appellate tribunals senior citizens under haryana maintenance of parents and senior citizens act 2009
  • Social Security Pension Schemes
    • pension to widows and destitute women
    • haryana divyang pension schemes
    • old age samman allowance scheme
    • financial assistance to destitute children schemes
    • financial assistance to kasmiri migrants families schemes
    • allowance to dwarfs
    • allowance to eunuchs
    • Financial Assistance to Non-School Going Disabled Children
  • Welfare of PwDs
    • government institute for the blind girls / boys, panipat
    • training centers for adult blind, panipat
    • scholarship for persons with disablities ( only for students)
    • grant in- aid to the voluntary organizations under ddrs
    • reimbursement of cost of aids and appliances/ artificial limbs (drc bhiwani)
    • sirtar, rohtak
    • state awards to disabled persons
    • niramaya
    • establishment of research center/ special school and recreation centres
  • Minorities' Welfare
    • multi-sectoral development plans for minority concentration district ( up to 31-03-2018)
    • pardhan mantri jan vikas karyakaram (pmjvk) (w.e.f 01-04-2018)
    • pre-matric scholarship schemes for students belonging to minority communities
    • merit -cum-means scholarship for professional & techniacal courses
    • post- matric scholarship for minorities
  • Drug De-Addiction & Rehabilitation
    • scheme for prevention of alcoholism and substance (drug) abuse
    • drug de-addiction & rehabilitation centers
  • Death and Disability Insurance due to Accident
    • rajiv gandhi parivar bima yojana
    • dr. syama prasad mookerjee durghatna sahayata yojana
    • national family benfits schemes (NFBS)
  • Grant in Aid to NGOs
    • POLICIES, Act,Guidelines

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