| National
Old Age Pension Scheme |
| (i) |
The age of the applicant (male or
female) shall be 65 years or higher. |
| (ii) |
The amount of the old age pension
will be Rs. 75/- per month for purpose of claiming Central. |
| (iii) |
The applicant must be a destitute
in the sense of having little or no regular means of subsitence from
his/her own sources of income or through financial support from family
members or other sources. In order to determine destitution, the criteria,
if any currently in force in the state/UT govt. may also be followed. The
Govt. of India reserve the right to review these criteria and suggest
appropriate revised criteria.. |
| (iv) |
The ceiling on the total number of
old age pension for purpose of claiming Central assistance is specified by
Govt. of India.
|
| (v) |
Village, Panchayat and relevant
authorities shall report for every case of death of pensioners immediately
after its occurrence to the appropriate sanctioning authority.
|
| National
Family Benefit Scheme |
| (i) |
The primary breadwinner will be the
member of household male or female whose earning contribute the largest
proportion to the total household income. |
| (ii) |
The death of such a primary
breadwinner should have occurred whilst he or she is in the age group of
18 to 64 years i,e more than 18 years of age and less than 65 years of
age. |
| (iii) |
The bereaved household qualifies as
one under the poverty line according to the criterion prescribed by the
Govt. of India. |
| (iv) |
Rs. 5,000/- in the case of death
due to natural causes and Rs. 10,000/- in the case of death due to
accident causes will be the ceilings for purposes of claiming Central assistance. |
| (v) |
The family benefit will be paid to
such surviving member of the household of deceased who, after due local
enquiry is determined to be the head of the household. for the purpose of
the scheme, the term "household" would include spouse, minor
children, unmarried daughters and dependent parents. |
| National
Maternity Benefit Scheme |
| (i) |
The maternity benefit will be
restricted to pregnant women for up to the first two live births provided
they are of 19 years of age and above. To proof the age of the applicant ,
Birth Certificate issued by Municipality/Sub-Divisional Office
or an affidavit shown before a First Class Magistrate by the
applicant or a certificate from the Head of the Institution where the
applicant studied. |
| (ii) |
The beneficiary should belong to a
household below the poverty line according to the criteria
prescribed by the Government of India. |
| (iii) |
The ceiling on the amount of the
benefit for purposes of claiming Central assistance will be Rs. 500/-. |
|
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The sanctioning authority shall
have the right to stop/recover payments made for all the three components
on the basis of false or mistaken information about eligibility. |
