National Family Benefit Scheme - Uttar Pradesh

Detailed The NFBS also known as Rashtriya Parivarik Labh Yojana was started by the UP government on in January 2016. Under this scheme, the families who have lost their lead earners will get a lump sum amount of money as compensation. To claim the compensation one must have applied to register under the scheme. The entire application process is available only online. There is no provision of offline application for the scheme.** Key Features 1. The NFBS scheme is for below-poverty-line families. If the lead earner of the family has lost his/ her life, the next head of the family will get financial assistance from the state government of Uttar Pradesh. 1. The applicant should be aged between 18 years to 60 years. If the applicant is below 18 i.e. minor or above 60 that is old, then the applicant might not get the compensation amount. 1. The amount of the compensation is fixed at Rs. 30, 000/- which has increased from the earlier amount of compensation which is Rs. 20, 000/-. To apply for the scheme one must use the online process. The scheme does not have any offline mode of registration. 1. To avail the scheme, the yearly income of the family should not be more than Rs. 56, 450/- in urban areas and Rs. 46, 080/- in rural areas. The amount of compensation will be provided to the families only after the death of the lead earner or the only earning member of the family.