Orphan Grant
The Armed Forces personnel by virtue of isolation imposed by service conditions generally remain cut off from society. Some of them get married after their release 59 from service and consequently have children at a late stage in life. In the unfortunate event of the demise of both ESM and his spouse in an accident or due to natural causes/diseases, the young offspring is left orphaned. Such an orphaned child is neglected by his/her relatives and is financially handicapped. The problems of monetary challenge are more pronounced in the case of orphans of non-pensioner ESM. In such a case, it is the responsibility of the organisation to support such orphans and ensure their education-cum-rehabilitation. The scheme to provide financial assistance to the orphaned children of ESM was started in May 2007 with an amount of Rs. 500/- per month for girls and revised in Oct 2011 to Rs.1000.00 per month, irrespective of child’s gender. The scheme was revised to a monthly grant of Rs. 1,000.00 per month to Rs. 3000.00 per month wef. 01 Apr 2022.
Aim:- The aim of this aid-gratis is to provide financial assistance to a maximum of two orphan children of an ESM (all ranks; for son aged below 21 years and unmarried daughter).
Beneficiary:
Orphans of non-pensioner ESM
Benefits:
₹ 3,000 Per Month
How To Apply
The application form is required to be filled online. A specimen form is available on KSB Web portal. Scanned image of the following document be uploaded on the system (The size of the image in terms of MB has been mentioned online):
(a) PPO(as applicable).
(b) Service Document/Discharge Book of ESM (mandatory to upload all pages of Discharge Book in a sequential manner without missing any pages and without any alterations). The pages uploaded must be in legible condition. Any cutting / overwriting in discharge book must be authenticated by the DSWO. Signatures and Stamp marks of any other authority except DSWO will render the entry null and void.
(c) Gallantry award Part II order (as applicable).
(d) Death certificate of both parents.
(e) Dependent I Card issued by the concerned ZSB.
(f) Birth Certificate of each orphan.
(g) Certificate from competent authority (for girl) certifying that she is not married.
(h) Details of Bank A/c No i.e. first page of Bank Passbook or cancelled cheque duly printed name of account holder, IFSC Code, Account no. and Name of Bank.
(j) Copy of Aadhar Card.