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Social Security Schemes

OLD AGE PENSION and OTHER PENSION
Sl. No Scheme Name Pension Amount (Rs.) Eligibility
1 Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension 1000
  1. 60 years and above who are incapacitated to earn
  2. Destitute
  3. Belonging to below poverty line family
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
2 Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension 1000
  1. Should be a widow
  2. 40 years and above
  3. Destitute
  4. Belonging to below poverty line family
  5. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
3 Indira Gandhi National Disabled Pension 1000
  1. 18 years and above
  2. Destitute
  3. Belonging to below poverty line family
  4. Disability level 80% and above
  5. Not begging to anybody
  6. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
4 Destitute Widow Pension Scheme 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 18 years and above
  3. Should be widow (up to her son attaining the age of 18 years)
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
5 Destitute Differently Abled Pension Scheme 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 18 years and above( after getting the necessary age relaxation from the District Collector will sanctioned to the age 1-18 years)
  3. Disability level 40% and above
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
6 Destitute / Deserted Wives Pension Scheme 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 30 years and above
  3. Must be legally divorced or deserted for not less than 5 years (or) obtained legal separation certificate from a competent Court of law.
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together.
  5. Not begging to anybody
7 Un-married Poor Women Pension 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. Should have completed 50 years
  3. Should be an unmarried woman
  4. No more assets than the value of Rs. 50000/-
  5. No income from any other sources as per G.O (Ms).No.80 Social Welfare Dept. Dated: 01.07.2008
8 Srilankan Refugees Destitute / Deserted Wives Pension 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 30 years and above
  3. Must be legally divorced or deserted for not less than 5 years (or) obtained legal separation certificate from a competent Court of law
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
  5. Not begging to anybody
  6. Excluding cashdole
9 Srilankan Refugees Destitute Widow Pension 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 18 years and above
  3. Should be widow (up to her son attaining the age of 18 years)
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
  5. Excluding cashdole
10 Srilankan Refugees Destitute Widow Pension 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 60 years and above who are incapacitated to earn
  3. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
  4. Excluding cashdole
11 Srilankan Refugees Differently Abled Person Pension. 1000
  1. Destitute
  2. 18 years and above
  3. Disability level 40% and above
  4. Excluding cashdole
TamilNadu Family Distress Relief Scheme
Sl. No Scheme Name Amount (Rs.) Eligibility
1 TamilNadu Family Accident Relief scheme 20000
  1. Death caused by accident
  2. For Agricultural Labours, small and marginal farmers (with the holding of less than 2.5 acres) and village artisans
  3. FIR and Post mortem report are essential to grants relief to the families of death victims
2 TamilNadu Family Distress Relief Scheme 20000
  1. The head of the family male or female will be considered as the bread winner if he/she is an earning member(G.O.(MS).no. 470, dated:23.05.1989
  2. Family will be nuclear family of parents and depends
  3. For Agricultural Labours and small and marginal farmers of village artisans
  4. Annual Family income of Rs. 48,000/-
CHIEF MINISTER’S UZHAVAR PATHUKAPPU THITTAM
Sl. No Scheme Name Amount (Rs.) Eligibility
1 CMUPT – Old Age Pension(General) 1000
  1. 60 years and above who are incapacitated to earn
  2. Destitute
  3. Name enrolled in CMUPT Scheme
  4. Without any income or source of income owning fixed assets valuing less than Rs.50000/- who have no relative of 18 years of age and over of the following category son, son’s son and other related persons who normally live together
2 CMUPT – Education ITI, Polytechnic, Diploma in Fine Arts, Teacher education and Nursing, Bachelor, Degree in Fine Arts, Teacher Education and Nursing,
Post Graduate Degree in Fine Arts and Nursing and Professional Courses students given the Scholarships every year
  1. Fine Arts, Teacher Education and Nursing have been included in this scheme for educational assistance
  2. Educational assistance can be availed under the scheme even if being obtained under other scheme
  3. Continuing assistance to dependent family members even after the demise of Farmer member
3 CMUPT – Marriage of Members/ Dependents Women – Rs. 10,000/-
Man – Rs. 8,000/-
  1. Name enrolled in CMUPT Scheme
  2. First marriage only
  3. Marriage assistance to all children
4 CMUPT – Natural death and funeral Death-Rs.20,000/-
Funeral-Rs. 2,500/-
  1. Natural Death
  2. Paralysis has been included in natural death relief category and a sum of Rs.20,000/- is given as assistance
  3. To avail the funeral expenses amount of Rs.2,500/-, no death certificate is required and the amount will be paid immediately.
5 CMUPT – Accident death and funeral Death-Rs.1,00,000/-
Funeral-Rs. 2,500/-
  1. Paralysis has been included in natural death relief category and a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- is given as assistance
  2. To avail the funeral expenses amount of Rs.2,500/-, no death certificate is required and the amount will be paid immediately.
6 CMUPT – Temporary inhabitation 1000
  1. Temporary incapacitation of farmer member on account of TB, Cancer, HIV/AIDS and other terminal diseases rendering the farmer member incapable of doing work, the affected farmer member shall be provided a monthly Pension of Rs.1000/- during the ailment till the disease is cured
  2. Monthly grant of Rs.1000/- is given to the orphan children of the main member who died due to HIV