Wbdma Fund Release

[Reginald Hanfy]

NationalSocial Assistance Programme. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS). Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS). Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS). National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS). Objective : IGNOAPS :

National Social Assistance Programme Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS) National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)

Objective : IGNOAPS : To provide monthly financial assistance @ Rs. 400/- to the identified Old Age beneficiaries in the age group of 60-79 years (excluding BPL widows and BPL disabled persons) To provide monthly financial assistance @ Rs. 1000/- to the identified beneficiaries of age 80 years and above IGNWPS : To provide monthly financial assistance @ Rs. 600/- to the identified Widow beneficiaries in the age group of 40-79 years IGNDPS : To provide monthly financial assistance @ Rs. 600/- to the identified Disabled beneficiaries in the age group of 18-79 years NFBS : The death of Primary After Modification of eligibility Criteria under NSAP

ULB to prepare list of beneficiaries based on Urban Household Survey 2006. Municipality will convert the final sanctioned list of beneficiaries in legacy data and send the same to SUDA. The Chairman shall have to submit a certificate on universal coverage in prescribed format to SUDA Submit list to SUDA both Hard and Soft Copy SUDA shall send the legacy data to P & RD Department for allocation of fund P&RD Deptt to place fund through SUDA Fund release through Bank / Post Office Account of beneficiary PROCESS

Age proof certificate (EPIC/birth certificate/school leaving certificate/horoscope) Death registration certificate of her husband regarding Widow Pension Certificate issued by Social Welfare Department of the district regarding disability Pension Photocopy of bank/post office account Documents to be attached with Application Form for NSAP Scheme

Disbursement of Pension : Pension can only be disbursed through bank/post office account of the beneficiary concerned. Bank Account may be opened at Nationalised / Cooperative /Private/Gramin Bank Joint Account be opened, in case of necessity, with the person looking after the beneficiary (blood relationship with the beneficiary is preferably)

In order to prepare an error free comprehensive beneficiary list of NSAP Scheme Urban Legacy Data of all the eligible beneficiaries as per revised eligibility criteria with respect to 1.1.2014 , the following steps are required to be taken by the ULB :- Commissioner/ Joint Municipal Commissioner/Secretary in case of Corporation and Executive Officer / Finance Officer (in absence of Executive Officer) and Office Superintendent/ Head Clerk (in absence of Executive officer & Finance Officer) in case of Municipality/N.A.A will act as the Nodal Officer for the entire verification process. Officer/(s) to be nominated by the NODAL OFFICER will physically verify all the existing beneficiary of the approved beneficiary list as on 1.1.2013 as well as newly identified beneficiaries. Documents like EPIC Card/Birth Certificate / School Leaving Certificate/Horoscope/ AADHAAR Number/ Ration Card Number should be checked at the time of such verification. The Officer/(s) will identify those beneficiaries who have died / migrated and note the date of death/migration and verify supporting documents, as available. The Officer/(s) will also be required to verify whether any existing beneficiary is receiving pension under any other pension scheme of Govt. of West Bengal.

On the basis of report received in Format A & B , the Commissioner/Executive Officer shall then take all necessary steps for submission of Legacy Database in Soft Copy with a copy of supporting resolution of BOC, Universal Coverage Certificate latest by 27th October,2014 positively to SUDA for onward transmission to P&RD Deptt After field verification, necessary correction and inclusion of newly identified beneficiaries as on 1.1.2014 for all the three Pension Schemes under NSAP needs to incorporated strictly using the Software in MS-EXCEL (Template designed by Govt. of India)

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