PSFT
Pension Scheme for Transgender
Launched on 1st August 2015, the scheme "Pension Scheme for Transgender" is a Pension Scheme by the Directorate of Social Welfare and Social Education, Government of Tripura. The scheme provides financial assistance of ₹2,000/- to the transgender residents of Tripura who have no source of income.
States / UT: Tripura
Nodal department: Directorate Of Social Welfare & Social Education
Scheme for: Individual
Scheme profile
DBT (direct benefit transfer): No
Scheme open date: 2015-08-01
Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment
Sub-categories: Pension, Financial assistance
Target beneficiaries: Individual
Tags: Pension, Transgender, Financial Assistance, Social Welfare
Details
Launched on 1st August 2015, the scheme "Pension Scheme for Transgender" is a Pension Scheme by the Directorate of Social Welfare and Social Education, Government of Tripura. The scheme provides financial assistance of ₹2,000/- to the transgender residents of Tripura who have no source of income.
Benefits
- - ₹2,000/- per month
- ₹2,000/- per month.
Eligibility
- The applicant should be a resident of Tripura.
- The applicant should be Transgender.
Application Process
Offline
The applications would be invited from the eligible candidates by giving wide publicity through print media and electronic media.
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit (during office hours) the Office of the Child Development Project Officer (CDPO)/ District Inspector of Social Education (DISE) of the concerned area 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.
OR
The interested applicant should take print of the prescribed format of the application form.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), 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 concerned authority.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority 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).
Documents Required
No document list is available for this scheme yet.
Official links
- https://www.myscheme.gov.in/schemes/psft
- https://socialwelfare.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notification%20of%20Scheme%20for%20providing%20pension%20to%20the%20Transgender_0.pdf
- https://socialwelfare.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/Citizen%20Charter.pdf
- https://socialwelfare.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/Monthly%20revised%20rate%20of%20following%20Social%20Security%20Pension%20Schemes%20including%20NSAP%20%26%20State%20Social%20Pension%20Schemes.pdf
- https://slsa.tripura.gov.in/sites/default/files/SW%20%26%20SE_0.pdf
References
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