Jammu and Kashmir

A monthly pension of Rs. 1000/- is provided to men above the age of 60 years, women above the age of 55 years, widow/divorcee above 40 years of age & physically Challenged persons with disability of 40% or above. The scheme targets old age, widow, disabled and BPL beneficiaries. The identified beneficiaries under all the three components of this pension scheme must be poor ,have meagre sources of income to sustain their Livelihood. 

This Scheme provides a one time grant of Rs- 25000 cash and cost of 5g of gold to the girl (Above 18 yrs & whose family income is not more than 75000/- per Annum) whose marriage is to be solemnized soon. 

The Scheme provides food, shelter and clothing and Medicare to the poor girls and women. The girls are provided education facilities also. The admission is given to girls/women irrespective of community class/category subject to the condition that they are orphans, neglected or belong to poor families. Free boarding/lodging/diet/education and Medicare is being providing to these inmates 

For more information on these schemes made available for women in Jammu and Kashmir please visit https://jksocialwelfare.nic.in/

Helpline Numbers – 1091, 100

Under this scheme, financial assistance of Rs. 1000 per month is made by the Government from the birth of the girl child / account opening date for the next 14 years. For this, zero balance accounts have already been opened in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in respective localities. This is only applicable to girls born on or after 1st April 2015, and whose parental income is less than Rs. 75,000 per annum.

More information on this scheme can be found here.