Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹3,000 per month shall be granted only to those Disabled Ex-Servicemen who are bona fide residents of Haryana State, who were discharged from the Armed Forces on medical grounds, and whose disability is not attributable to service.
Financial Assistance to Disabled Ex-Servicemen - Introduction
The scheme “Financial Assistance to Disabled Ex-Servicemen” is implemented by the Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department, Government of Haryana. Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹3,000/- per month shall be granted only to those Disabled Ex-Servicemen who are bonafide residents of Haryana State, irrespective of age, who were discharged from the Armed Forces on medical grounds, and whose disability is not attributable to service.
Benefits
- Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹3,000 per month is given to disabled ex-servicemen, with an annual increase of ₹400 from 01.11.2017 every year in November.
Note: The grant of financial assistance shall be payable to disabled ex-servicemen from the first day of the following month in which the grant is sanctioned by the competent sanctioning authority of Rajya Sainik Board, and no arrears for the post-period prior to the date of sanction shall be paid.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a bona fide resident of Haryana.
- The applicant should be a disabled ex-serviceman.
- The applicant should have been discharged from the Armed Forces on medical grounds, with a disability not attributable to military service.
- The financial assistance is provided regardless of the applicant’s age.
- The applicant should not be receiving any type of financial assistance or pension from any source.
Note 1: The definition of Ex-Servicemen for the purpose of eligibility for financial assistance shall be effective as notified by the Ministry of Defence Government of India from time to time.
Note 2: Every applicant shall have to produce a certificate issued by the concerned District Social Welfare Officer to the effect that the applicant is not receiving any financial assistance or pension from the District Social Welfare Department of Haryana.
Note 3: If any beneficiary receives financial assistance under this scheme, after the sanction of financial assistance at any time, is found to be receiving old age pension, financial assistance or maintenance allowance from any other Department of Haryana Govt., the beneficiary shall be permanently debarred from receiving the financial assistance under this scheme run by this department.
Note 4: Old eligible beneficiaries whose cases for grant of financial assistance have already been sanctioned prior to the issue of these guidelines shall continue to receive the financial assistance at enhanced rates and need not apply afresh. However, payment shall be discontinued with immediate effect for persons in civil employment.
Note 5: Payment of financial assistance to those beneficiaries shall be stopped immediately if they fail to submit their survival verification proofs every year from the revenue authorities in the month of April. The Secretary, Zila Sainik Board shall be personally responsible for any lapse in this regard.
Exclusions
- Personnel in civil employment shall not be eligible for the grant of financial assistance.
Application Process
- Registration Process on Antyodaya-SARAL Portal:
- The eligible applicant may apply online through the Official Portal- Antyodaya-SARAL Portal.
- If the applicant is not registered on the portal, he/she gets registered there.
- For registration, click New User under ‘Sign In Here’ and fill in all the mandatory details i.e. Name, Email ID, Mobile Number, Password & State. Click on ‘Submit’.
- Verify your mobile number and email ID through the received OTP and complete the registration process.
- Login to apply for the scheme:
- To avail the benefits of the scheme, visit the Official Antyodaya-SARAL Portal and log in through the email ID used while registering.
- Enter Password & Captcha and click on ‘Login’.
- After successful login, click on ‘Apply for Services’ and then ‘View all Available Services’.
- Now, you can search for the scheme and download the pre-defined documents form/template and you will need to upload the filled-in/signed form/template in the 'Attach Enclosures' screen.
- Click on ‘Proceed to Apply’ to fill out the application form. Enter your Parivar Pehchan Patra number- Family ID and click on “Click here to Fetch Family Data” which displays the family members registered under the given Family ID.
- Select the beneficiary/applicant name and enter the OTP that is being sent to the selected family member for verification. Click on “Click to Verify”.
- Fill in all the mandatory details and upload the required documents.
Tracking of Application:
Applicants can track their applications through the Official Antyodaya-SARAL Portal by entering their Department Name, Scheme Name, and Application Reference ID.
Note: All the applications received by the Zila Sainik Boards shall be scrutinized at the level of Zila Sainik Boards itself and the applications so found for grant of financial assistance shall be forwarded with full case to Rajya Sainik Board for sanction with clear recommendation of the Secretary, Zila Sainik Board.