Aastha Yojana

The scheme "Aastha Yojana" was launched by the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Rajasthan. It aims to provide BPL-equivalent benefits to families with multiple specially-abled members. Under this scheme, eligible families receive free medical treatment, ration supplies, and other welfare benefits. To avail of the benefits, a family must possess an Aastha Card, and their annual income should not exceed ₹1.20 lakh.

• Aastha cardholder families receive benefits similar to BPL families, including free medical treatment and ration supplies.

Note: Aastha cardholders are entitled to benefits from all BPL-related schemes run by different state government departments.

1. The applicant should be a native of Rajasthan.
2. The two or more members should be specially abled from the same family.
3. The applicant must have a disability of 40%.
4. The annual family income should not exceed ₹1,20,000/-.

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit office of the District Social Justice & Empowerment Office and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the District Social Justice & Empowerment Office.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgment from the District Social Justice & Empowerment Office to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission and a unique identification number (if applicable).