Delhi Pension Scheme to Women in Distress (Widow Pension)

This is a welfare scheme of Govt. of NCT of Delhi to provide social security by way of financial assistance to widows, divorced, separated, abandoned, deserted or destitute women in the age group of 18 years to lifelong who do not have adequate means of subsistence and are poor, needy and vulnerable.

Financial assistance to widows, divorced, separated, abandoned, deserted or destitute women.

A woman who is a widow, divorced, separated, abandoned, deserted or destitute women above the age of 18 years to lifelong. Residence of minimum 5 years in Delhi before the date of application. Annual income of applicant should be less than Rs 1,00,000/- per annum from all sources. Applicant should have the Aadhar number. The Applicant should have single-operated Aadhar linked account with any bank in NCT of Delhi only. Must not be receiving any pension/financial assistance from Central Govt./State Govt./MCD or NDMC and other Governmental/local bodies or any other source for this purpose.

Offline

Application to be made online on e-District portal (Delhi). Log on to https://edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in/. Under Citizen Corner click on New User. Click on select the document – Aadhar or Voter ID. Enter your Aadhar Card Number/Voter ID Card Number. Type the Captcha in the box shown. Citizen Registration Form will Open. Fill up all fields including details of Present Residential Address. Enter Captcha, Click on Continue. Login ID and Password will be received on given mobile number/e-mail address. Now Registration on e-district portal is complete. Click on Registered User Login. Enter given login ID and Password. Enter Captcha and Click on Login. Go to Main Page (Main Page) will open click on apply online. Drop Box apply for services will open – click. List of Departments providing online services shall open – Select on Department of Women & Child Development. Two Financial Assistance Schemes will be shown. Choose and Click on Apply. Check the BASIC/PERSONAL DETAILS FORM and click on Continue. Form will open fill up all required fields & uploads all required documents as per requirement of scheme selected. Then click next and upload photograph. Then click on finish. One OTP will be received on registered mobile number. Enter OTP and Submit. Acknowledgement of successful submission shall be generated.