| Type | Criteria | | Old age | Women more than 60 years
Men more than 65 years
Single - income not more than ₹1000 per month
Couples - income not more than ₹1500 per month
Permanent resident of Punjab
| | Widows and Destitute women | Below 60 years of age with no source of income
Husband not earning due to disease
Monthly income less than ₹1000 | | Dependent children | Children below the age of 21 years of age through their parents/guardian, whose mother, father or both have passed away or are incapacitated due to physical/mental disability or loss of parental support etc
Income not more than ₹1000 per month (in case of individual)
Income not more than ₹1500 per month (in case of couple) | | Disabled person | Unable to earn
Certified by Chief Medical Officer with more than 50% disability
Single - income less than ₹1000 per month
Couple - income less than ₹1500 per month
Parents with one handicapped child income less than ₹2500 per month
Parents with two or more children income less than ₹3000 per month
| | Family benefit | Death of Below Poverty Line (BPL) family head |
Old age
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| Women | 60 years and above | ₹250 per month | | Men | 65 years and above | ₹250 per month |
| | Widows and Destitute women | ₹250 per month
| | Dependent children | ₹250 per month Below Poverty Line (BPL) | | Disabled person | ₹250 per month | | Family benefit | ₹10,000 |
| Type | Application Form | Mandatory | Optional | | Old age | Application form
| Proof of age (Voter card, voter list, ration card, matriculation certificate or certificate from registrar birth and death)
ID proof (Voter Id)
Recommendation mentioned as per application form
Copy of Bank Passbook
Photo and Signature | Additional document (UID card)
Proof of BPL (BPL card)
| | Widows and destitute women | Application form | Same as old age
Death certificate of husband
Proof of Missing husband
Husband's Medical certificate
| Additional document (UID card)
Proof of BPL (BPL card) | | Dependent children | Application form is available free of cost from the District Social Security Officer | Same as old age and
Proof of missing husband
Medical Certificate
| Additional document (UID card) | | Disabled person | Application form | Same as old age | BPL Card | | Family benefit | Application form | Mentioned in the application form | |
| Type | Urban | Rural |
Old age
Widow and destitute women Dependent children
Disabled person | Submit application form which is attested and recommended by the councillor/MLA to the executive officer of the municipalities and secretary of municipal corporation.
After processing the application, the Executive officer and secretary corporation will submit the application to the sub-divisional magistrate for sanction/rejection. | Submit the application form which is attested and recommended by sarpanch /MLA to gram sabha.
Gram sabha will identify the eligibility of beneficiaries under the scheme in general jilas and send the list along with application from gram panchayat for onward transmission to child development project officer.
Child development project officer after the approval of panchayat samiti will issue the sanction and will send the list of beneficiaries to the district social security officer for updating the record and issue of fund.
| | Family benefit | Payment is made after inquiring with the surviving head of the bereaved household. | |
In urban areas through bank accounts and in rural areas through gram panchayat
Deputy secretary (Social Welfare Department, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment)
Online Form (Public Grievances Portal, Government of Punjab)
Monitor
Number of Beneficiaries and Expenditure:
News
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