The main purpose of the Scheme to encourage under this Yojana, women who are helpless in upbringing their children (like widows, and destitute) are provided with financial assistance per child per annum for two children.
Mother Teresa Asahay Matri Sambal Yojana - Introduction
Mother Teresa Asahay Matri Sambal Yojana
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Himachal Pradesh has introduced a scheme named "Mother Teresa Asahay Matri Sambal Yojana" aimed at empowering women who are unable to raise their children due to financial hardships. The scheme provides financial assistance per child per annum for up to two children, supporting expenses related to the child's upbringing, including education, nutrition, and healthcare.
The scheme is specifically designed for women from socially and economically weaker sections of society, such as widows and destitute women, who face significant challenges in bringing up their children. The goal of the scheme is to reduce the dropout rate of children from underprivileged backgrounds and promote the welfare of children from marginalized sections of society.
Benefits
- Financial assistance of ₹5,000/- per child per year for up to two children.
- Support for expenses related to the child's upbringing, including education, nutrition, and healthcare.
- Empowering women who are unable to raise their children due to financial hardship.
- Encouraging education and reducing the dropout rate of children from underprivileged backgrounds.
- Promoting the welfare of children from marginalized sections of society.
- The assistance shall be given once the children attain the age of 18 years.
Eligibility
- The applicant must be a resident of Himachal Pradesh.
- The applicant must be a woman who is unable to raise her child/children due to financial hardship.
- The applicant must have a maximum of two children with maximum age of 18 years.
- The applicant must belong to a socially and economically weaker section of society.
- The applicant's children must be studying in a recognized school.
- The annual family income should not be more than ₹35,000/-.
Exclusions
Application Process
- 1. Download the application form. himachalforms.nic.in
- 1. Fill the application form and submit it to the Panchayat Secretary/Gram Panchayat.
- 1. Once signed by the concerned person, submit the form to the office of the Tehsil Welfare Officer of the District.