The Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) is a state-sponsored scheme by the Social Welfare Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. It provides financial assistance to old-age persons, widows, divorcees, women in distress, transgenders, and physically handicapped persons.
Integrated Social Security Scheme - Women In Distress - Introduction
Launched in 1995, ISSS (Integrated Social Security Scheme) is a state-sponsored scheme by the Social Welfare Department of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, providing financial assistance to old-age persons, widows, divorcees, women in distress, transgenders, and physically handicapped persons. The scheme is funded through Plan and Non-Plan on a 50:50 sharing pattern.
The scheme has the following components:
- Pension for old-age persons
- Pension for women in distress
- Pension for physically challenged persons
- Pension for transgenders
Under the “Women in Distress” component of ISSS, a pension of ₹1,000 per pensioner per month is deposited directly into their bank account through DBT mode. The aim of the scheme is to provide monthly financial assistance to destitute widows, divorced, or deserted women with no source of income.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a destitute widow, divorced, or deserted woman.
- The applicant’s income must be less than ₹75,000 per annum, or the applicant must belong to the "Below Poverty Line (BPL)" category.
- The applicant’s age must be between 40 and 79 years.