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Financial Assistance to Non-Pensioner World War-II Veterans and Their Widows

The scheme provides a monthly financial aid of ₹8,000 to ensure a respectful livelihood for World War-II veterans and their widows who are non-pensioners.

Start date17 Feb 1997
Last verifiedToday
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About This Scheme

The Financial Assistance to Non-Pensioner World War-II Veterans and Their Widows scheme was launched by the Home Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The scheme aims to provide financial aid to ensure a dignified livelihood for world War-II veterans who are non-pensioners and their lawful wives.

Benefits

₹8.0K · monthly

Financial Assistance:

Financial assistance of ₹8,000 per month is provided to non-pensioner world War-II veterans and their lawful widows.

Mode of Disbursement:

The financial assistance amount is directly credited to the beneficiary’s bank account through the District Sainik Welfare Office.

Frequency of Disbursement:

The financial assistance is disbursed monthly.

Expected Time of Disbursement:

Disbursement is made within one week of application verification and approval.

Eligibility

Note: You may be eligible based on the information shown. Please verify the official eligibility requirements before applying.
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    The applicant must be a permanent resident of Madhya Pradesh.

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    The applicant must be a non-pensioner World War-II veteran who served between 1 September 1939 and 14 August 1945, or his lawful widow.

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    The veteran must have been discharged from military service due to demobilization after the end of World War-II.

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    The applicant must not be receiving any pension from defense services or any other source.

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    In case of the veteran’s death, only the lawful widow is eligible for the benefit.

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    Upon the death of the widow, no other heir (children or relatives) becomes eligible.

Required Documents

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    Residence Certificate
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    Marriage Certificate (in case of widow applicant)
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    Death Certificate of Veteran (in case of widow applicant)
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    Bank Passbook

✦ Required ◦ Optional

How to Apply

OOnline
Registration

Step 1: Visit the official website of "Sainik Welfare", and click "Log-in".

Step 2: In the online registration form, fill the following mandatory fields: Email ID, Mobile Number. Create a password and confirm. Finally, click "Submit" to complete the registration.

Step 3: After successful registration, the User ID and Password will be generated.

Application

Step 1: Visit the official website. Sign in using your Username and Password created during registration.

Step 2: Navigate to the online form of the scheme. In the form, fill in all the mandatory fields and upload all the mandatory documents in the specified format and size.

Step 3: Carefully review all the information provided and the documents uploaded. Make any necessary corrections. Click "Save Application". You'll receive a confirmation message upon successful submission of the application, along with an "application number". Click "Print Application" to print the application.

IIn-person
Application Process

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the District Sainik Welfare Office and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the respective District Sainik Welfare Office.

Post-Application Process

Step 1: The District Sainik Welfare Officer verifies the service records, residence status, and pension status.

Step 2: Verified applications are forwarded to the Directorate of Sainik Welfare, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal for approval.

Step 3: The Directorate allocates funds to the concerned District Sainik Welfare Office.

Step 4: The District Office credits the monthly assistance directly to the beneficiary’s bank account.