Ministry Of Social Justice and Empowerment
Gharaunda (Group Home for Adults) scheme aims at setting up Gharaunda Centres or Registered Organisations (RO) for for all Adult PwDs cover…
The objective of this scheme is to provide social security to the persons with disabilities (PwDs) of the poor family of the society by providing them financial assistance. Under this scheme, a monthly pension of ₹400/- is given to PwDs of 40% or more, regardless of their income or age group.
₹400 · monthly
Note: The pension amount is being paid to the beneficiaries through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) process. In this process, the pension amount is transferred directly into the beneficiaries' accounts via the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) at the state level, based on the account numbers provided by the beneficiaries.
The applicant should be a resident of Bihar or should have been residing in Bihar for at least the past 10 years as of the date of application submission.
The applicant should be physically disabled.
The applicant should possess a disability certificate with a minimum of 40% disability.
There is no minimum or maximum age limit for availing of the benefits of the scheme.
There is no upper limit on annual income for availing of the pension.
The applicant should not be receiving pension benefits under any other social security scheme.
✦ Required ◦ Optional
Step 1: To avail of the benefits of this scheme, eligible applicants should submit their duly filled and signed application in the prescribed format, along with the required attachments, at the Right to Public Service (RTPS) counter located at the block office level.
Step 2: Upon submission, applicants will receive an acknowledgment receipt from the RTPS counter, which should be kept for future reference.
Step 3: Applicants will be notified of the application's approval or rejection via SMS or email.
Step 4: If approved, the Sanction Order can be collected from the same RTPS counter where the application was submitted, upon presenting the acknowledgment receipt and a valid identity card.
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