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YES, the District Officer, WCD will verify the documents and if required home visit will be done before sanction of assistance or beneficiary may be called for document verification in District Office (if needed).
No, the scheme is only for the residents of Delhi, residing from last 5 years.
The forms are being distributed free of cost These are available in the schools in the District office of Women & Child Development Department and the same is also available on the Department website https:/wcd.delhi.gov.in and can be applied through e-district portal https://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/ .
Application to be given to concerned District Office, WCD to change the Bank Account. However, Department is remitting Direct Benefit Transfer (Aadhar Based) payment. Payment of Widow Pension is remitted in Aadhar linked bank account only.
Income of applicant should be less than Rs 1,00,000/ per year from all sources of the applicant.
- Application to be made online on e-District portal (Delhi). Link : https://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/
- Log on https://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/
- Under Citizen Corner click on New User
- Click on select the document – Aadhar or Voter ID
- Enter your Aadhar Card Number/Voter I Card Number
- Type the Captcha in the box shown
Application h a s t o b e given along with documentary proof of changed address to the concerned District W&CD Office.
Rs 30,000/- One time.
The District Office of Women & Child Development GNCTD and the same are also available on the Department website https://wcd.delhi.gov.in and can be applied through e-district portal https://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/.
This is a welfare scheme of Govt. of NCT of Delhi to provide social security by way of financial assistance to widows, divorced, separated, abandoned, deserted or destitute women in the age group of 18 year to lifelong who do not have adequate means of subsistence and are poor, needy and vulnerable.
If the assistance was sanctioned on furnishing of false documents, penal action will be initiated and appropriate penalty levied against the beneficiary for furnishing false documents. Pension shall also be stopped and recovery made.
Yes, the application should be attested from Gazetted Officer or area MP/MLA.
One year time is provided at the time of birth and 90 days are given at the time of getting admission in different classes for applying under this scheme. Even then, if the certificate is not received then on the basis of the application deposit receipt for issue of birth certificate this time limit can be extended further by District office of Women & Child Development Department As per the notification no. F.08(1)/FAS/GCPR/DSW/06-07/2056-70 Dated 01/02/2008.
- A woman who is a widow, divorced, separated, abandoned, deserted or destitute women above the age of 18 years to lifelong
- Residence of minimum 5 years in Delhi before the date of application
- Annual income of applicant should be less than Rs 1,00,000/-per annum from all sources (including rent, interest/dividends on savings & investments, earnings from farm, property sale proceeds etc.) of the applicant
- Applicant should have the Aadhar number
- The Applicant should have single-operated Aadhar linked account with any bank in NCT of Delhi only
- Must not be receiving any pension/ financial assistance from Central Govt./ State Govt./MCD or NDMC and other Governmental/local bodies or any other source for this purpose.
• Aadhar number of beneficiary is not linked with concerned bank account through National Payment of Corporation of India (NPCI).
• During the verification drive, beneficiary has not been found at her residence address.
• Shifted from residence given in application but have not informed concerned District
Office, DW&CD Office regarding change of address.
• Beneficiary’s bank account is closed / inactive.
• Multiple pension Cases.
• In case of the applicant approach personally to stop the pension and submitted her self declaration.
• Re-marriage
• Death
• In case ‘No Documentary Evidence’ is available with the applicant with regard to proof of residence, the following shall be admissible;
1. applicant may produce any of the two witnesses from the following list, in front of the District, WCD Officer/any official deputed by the DWCDO for the said purpose.
a. President or General Secretary of RWA of the locality
b. Registered shopkeepers/Registered doctors working in the locality (with their registration numbers)
c. Two neighbors of the applicant with their contact details.
Birth certificate can be obtained by contacting officer of the Local Body or Zonal D.C. of MCD.
• Aadhar Card.
• Self-attested documentary proof for following needs to be scanned and uploaded.
• Age proof
• Proof of Death of Husband/ Divorce decree/ Separation paper/ Divorce proceedings/ any other document which establishes abandoned/separation.
• Residence proof of last 5 year residence in Delhi.
• Bank account number (Single –operated) in Delhi only. Which is linked with Aadhar.
• Bank passbook / statement for the last one year.
• In case of SC/ST applicant, certificate in the name of the applicant issued by competent authority has to be submitted. In case of minority applicants self-declaration of the religion of the applicant duly verified from the religious institution has to be submitted.
• One passport size photo of applicant.
• Income self-declaration (Format given on the portal can be used)
45 Days for sanction of application at District Level.
• Yes, the District Officer, WCD will verify the documents and if required home visit will be done before sanction of assistance or beneficiary may be called for document verification in District Office (if needed).
• SIR Report to be submitted on e-district at district level.