Financial Assistance to Pensioners Suffering From HIV and AIDS

Launched by the Department of Women, Child Development & Social Security, Government of Jharkhand, “Financial Assistance to Pensioners Suffering From HIV/AIDS” aims to provide a helping hand by way of monthly financial assistance to those who are suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) to meet medical expenses. It is a Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme, so pension the amount will be directly transferred to the bank account of the beneficiary.

Amount: ₹ 1,000/- per month to the eligible beneficiary.

• The applicant should be a permanent resident of Jharkhand.
• The applicant should be suffering from HIV/AIDS.
• The applicant should receive Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)/Antiretroviral Drugs (ARD) and its benefits from the District AIDS Control Society.
• The applicant should have a Voter ID card and Aadhar Card (For applicants aged 18 years and above)
• The applicant or their spouse should not be a beneficiary under any other Social Security pension scheme.
• The applicant or their spouse should not be retired or permanently employed in Central and State Government or in public sector undertakings.
• The applicant or their spouse should not be a recipient of any family pension or pension from Central and State Government or from public sector undertakings.
• Applicant’s family is not an income tax payee.

Offline

Step 01: The interested applicant should request the prescribed format of the application from the office of Block Development Officer (BDO) / Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) / Circle Officer.
Step 02: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 03:Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned authority at:

• Office of the BDO in rural areas.
• Office of the SDO or Circle Officer in Municipalities and notified areas.