Delhi Family Benefit Scheme

Detailed
The scheme provides for one-time assistance to the family members of the deceased primary breadwinner (male/female) of a household.
Objectives

1. To provide social assistance to needy families in the case of the Death of the primary breadwinner of the household.
2. The beneficiaries' home must be a BPL cardholder.
3. The applicant’s home must have a singly operated account in any Bank or Post Office for receiving the payment through cheque.
4. The above condition may be relaxed in the case of minors, mentally challenged applicants, or those who come under the responsibility of Legal Guardianship as per the rules of the National Trust.
5. To strengthen the social security of the benefited families.

Eligibility

1. The age of the deceased should be between 18 to 60 years, i.e. death of the “bread earner” occurred while he/she was in the age group 18-60 years. “Bread earner” is defined as the member of the household whose earnings contributed the largest proportion to the total household income.
2. Resident of Delhi for more than 5 years before the date of application
3. The family income of the applicant should not be more than Rs 1,00,000/ per annum.
4. The applicant should have an Aadhaar number
5. The applicant should have a ‘singly-operated’ account in any Bank in the National Capital Territory of Delhi only for receiving the payment through Public Financial Management System (PFMS).