Griha Aadhar Scheme

The "Griha Aadhar Scheme" is one of the flagship programmes of the Department of Women & Child Development, Government of Goa. The objective of the scheme is to address the problem of spiralling prices and to provide support to the housewives/homemakers from the middle, lower middle and poor sections of society, to maintain a reasonable standard of living for their families. Under this scheme, a monthly disbursement of an amount as prescribed under the scheme will be provided every month directly to the hands of the housewives/homemakers to achieve the objective.

Financial Assistance of ₹ 1,500/- per month.

1. The applicant should be a married woman.
2. The applicant should be above the age of 18 years.
3. The applicant should be a resident of Goa for the last fifteen years.
4. The gross income of the husband and wife, taken together should not exceed ₹ 3,00,000/- per annum.
5. A widow with a minor child who is in receipt of benefits under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS) rolled out by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa shall be eligible for benefits under this scheme.

1. The married woman or her husband shall not be in receipt of benefits under the Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS) rolled out by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa.

2. This scheme shall not be applicable to those married women who or whose husband is employed in any of the following entities on a regular basis (contract/daily wages are excluded):

    a)  Government of Goa or its’ Corporation or Autonomous organization funded by the State Government.
    b)  Government of India or any other State Government or its Corporations/ Autonomous bodies.
    c)   Scheduled Banks but excluding Co-operative Banks (subject to actual income in case of Co-operative Banks).
   

Offline

Step 1: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest if required).
**Step 2:**The applicant should send the application to:
Director, Directorate of Women And Child Development, Panaji-Goa, 2nd floor, Old Education Building, 18th June Road, Altinho, Panaji, Goa - 403 001.