The scheme “Allowance for 100% Blind" aims to provide a monthly pension of ₹2,000/- to the blind persons of Tripura aged 10 years and above having 100% blindness. The application should be submitted to the nearest Child Development Project Officer (CDPO).
Allowance for 100% Blind - Introduction
The scheme “Allowance for 100% Blind" is a Pension Scheme launched by the Directorate of Social Welfare and Social Education, Government of Tripura.
The scheme aims to provide a monthly pension of ₹2,000/- to the blind persons of Tripura aged 10 years and above having 100% blindness.
The application should be submitted to the nearest Child Development Project Officer (CDPO).
Benefits
Pension of ₹2,000/- per month.
The existing beneficiaries who are on receipt of benefits under the scheme can continue to do so.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a resident of Tripura.
- The applicant should be 100% visually handicapped.
- The applicant's age should be 10 years and above.
- The annual income of the applicant's family should be up to ₹ 1,00,000/-.
Exclusions
No member of the applicant's family should be a government employee.
Application Process
- Step 1: The interested applicant should take a print of the prescribed format of the application form.
- Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
- Step 3: The interested applicant should visit (on a working day, and during office hours) the nearest Child Development Project Officer (CDPO) and submit the duly filled and signed application form and the documents to the CDPO.
- Step 4: On receipt of the application, necessary entries will be made in the application receipt register and a unique number will be assigned to the applicant for identifying each applicant, which shall be used for all further references and also as acknowledgement for the receipt of the application.