Griha Aadhar scheme for women launched Published on: October 3, 2012 - 01:36
PANAJI: In an attempt to help the housewives to tide over the rising inflation, the state government on Tuesday launched 'Griha Aadhar' scheme. The scheme, under which every eligible housewife would get `1,000 per month, is expected to benefit around 1.5 lakh housewives. Launching the scheme, the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Parrikar said that it was aimed to address the problem of spiraling food prices and to provide support to the housewives from middle, lower middle and poor section of the society. The amount under the scheme would be deposited directly into the saving bank accounts of the eligible beneficiaries. The government expects to receive 1.5 lakh applications and a provision of `150 crore has been made for the current financial year. Mr Parrikar also said that all married women, whose gross annual family income was less than `3 lakh and are a resident of Goa for the last 15 years would be eligible for getting the benefit under the scheme. The amount would be deposited directly through electronic clearing system every month. He further said the forms under the scheme would be made available in the offices of ICDS in all the 12 talukas of the state and around 15,000 applications would be sanctioned every month. This was being done to ensure that the department of women and child was not overburdened, he said. The government would set up facilitation centres at taluka level for processing the application forms. The beneficiaries under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme would not be eligible for the scheme but widows with children under 18 years of age with income of less than `1.5 lakh per annum would be given benefit under the scheme, he added. The application under the scheme should be made in the prescribed form and the applicants would have to attach self-attested copies of marriage certificate or alternate proof issued by religious institution, self-attested copy of 15 years residence certificate issued by taluka mamlatdar or by a gazetted officer, proof of present address and attested copy of ration card or Aadhar card. Besides, income certificate issued by competent authority or self declaration on a non-judicial stamp paper declaring that the income was less than Rs 1.5 lakh or Rs 3 lakh, as the case may be, attested copy of saving bank account passbook and birth certificate of the child (in cases widows who are beneficiary of the DSSS). The beneficiaries would also have to submit life certificate every year in the month of October, while widows would have to submit additionally a life certificate in respect of each of their children. The beneficiaries would also have to submit certificate after duration of three years in the month of October, if the gross income was less than Rs 2.5 lakh. Those availing benefit under the scheme on the basis of wrong/false information or declaration would be prosecuted under the law and debarred from getting benefits under any other schemes of the government. Besides, the financial assistance of those failing to produce income certificate would find their assistance stopped. source: Navhind Times, 3/10/2012
