Financial Assistance To The Child Victims Of Violence Under TheNational Foundation For Communal Harmony

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Jammu and KashmirBelow Poverty Line Child Victim Destitute Education Insurance Orphan
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  • Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment, Education & Learning
  • Tags: Education, Child Victim, Insurance, Orphan, Destitute, Below Poverty Line

The scheme provides financial assistance for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of child victims of communal, caste, ethnic, and terrorist violence, with special reference to their care, education, and training, and promoting communal harmony.

Financial Assistance To The Child Victims Of Violence Under TheNational Foundation For Communal Harmony - Introduction

The scheme 'Financial Assistance to the Child Victims of Violence under the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH)' is financial assistance by the Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir. It was registered on 19 February 1992 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with the main objective of providing financial assistance for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of child victims of communal, caste, ethnic and terrorist violence, with special reference to their care, education and training, besides promoting communal harmony, fraternity and national integration.

The applicant shall approach the concerned District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) for submission of the application. This scheme is 100% sponsored by the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, and only the permanent residents of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir can apply for this scheme.

Objectives:

  • To provide assistance to the children of families affected by communal, caste, ethnic and any other form of violence or clashes with fractured social harmony. The assistance is particularly aimed at their education and/or vocational training.
  • To assist in the physical and psychological rehabilitation and assimilation into the mainstream of society of the children of families affected by communal, caste, ethnic and any other form of violence or clashes with fractured social harmony.

Benefits

General Education:

  • Children in Class A & B cities receive ₹800 per month until they reach the age of 18 years.
  • Children in other places receive ₹750 per month until they reach the age of 18 years.

Training / Vocational Education:

  • ₹150 per month per child in addition to assistance for general education.

Group Personal Accident Insurance for Child Victims:

  • Death: ₹25,000.
  • Loss of 2 limbs or one limb and one eye: ₹25,000.
  • 100% permanent disablement other than those mentioned above: ₹25,000.
  • Reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by a child for treatment in a hospital or nursing home and as an indoor patient for an injury sustained in an accident (based upon a medical certificate from the consulting doctor): ₹500.

Eligibility

  • The applicant should be a citizen of India.
  • The applicant should be a domicile or permanent resident of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
  • The applicant should be a child under 18 years of age; in exceptional cases, the age limit can be extended up to 21 years.
  • The applicant should be an orphan or destitute.
  • The applicant’s main breadwinner should have either been killed or permanently incapacitated due to communal, caste, ethnic, or terrorist violence.
  • The applicant’s family should be below the poverty line (BPL).
  • The applicant should not be receiving any assistance on a regular basis from any other source.

NOTE: The one-time financial assistance provided by the State Government or Union Territory Administration for such a victim is not considered another source of assistance for this purpose.

Application Process

  • Step 1: Visit the District Social Welfare Office or the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, and request a hard copy of the application form for the NFCH scheme from the District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) or from the Deputy Commissioner.
  • Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across), and attach all the self-attested mandatory documents in support of the claim.
  • Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the DSWO.
  • Step 4: Acquire the receipt/acknowledgment of the successful submission of the application form from the DSWO.
  • Step 1: A District Committee under the District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner (including Superintendents of Police, DSWO, and District Child & Women Development Officer) identifies beneficiaries and scrutinises their eligibility.
  • Step 2: The District Committee sends its recommendations to the Foundation.
  • Step 3: In case of sanctioning, the District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner opens a separate bank account for the beneficiary under the name 'District Committee National Foundation for Communal Harmony' of the particular district. The payment is made to the guardian of the sanctioned student in the form of a pay account check or bank draft in a modest manner.
  • Step 4: The next year’s claim for the student is released only after obtaining the pass certificate, current study certificate, or income certificate of the guardian or mother.

The District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) / Deputy Commissioner can be contacted regarding the application status of the scheme.

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