VVUY

Vidhva Vivah Uphar Yojana

Launched by the Rajasthan government's Social Justice and Empowerment Department, the Vidhva Vivah Uphar Yojana is a social welfare initiative designed to enhance the lives of widow women. Eligible applicants can receive a financial assistance gift of ₹51,000, provided they meet specific criteria, including residency and age requirements.

State Cash

States / UT: Rajasthan

Nodal department: Social Justice and Empowerment Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): Yes

Scheme open date: 2007-04-26

Categories: Social welfare & Empowerment

Sub-categories: Financial assistance, Marriage

Target beneficiaries: Individual

Tags: Women, Widow, Financial Assistance, Marriage

Details

Vidhwa Vivah Uphar Yojana is a government Under the Social Justice and Empowerment Department, scheme that assists in the process of marriage of widows. This scheme is for those widows who have decided to start a new life after the time spent with their former husbands. The government provides a certain amount to widows, which can be used in the marriage of widows. The money is used to help widows meet the comfortable needs of their new home.

Benefits

  • Financial Assistance/Gift amount ₹51,000/-

Financial Assistance/Gift amount ₹51,000/-

Eligibility

  1. Applicant must be a widow women from Rajasthan State.
  2. Applicant must be resident of Rajasthan or living in Rajasthan for 3 years before re-marriage.
  3. Applicant should be entitled to pension as per widow pension rules.
  4. Applicant age should be between 18-50 years.
  5. If the applicant has remarried before this scheme then he/she will not be eligible.

Application Process

Offline

  1. Applicant need to get the application form from :
  • Officer of the District Social Justice and Empowerment Department.
  • Download from the official document page no. 7. - On plain paper.
  1. Submit to the Officer of the District Social Justice and Empowerment Department.
  2. Attach all the required documents
  • Age proof (school certificate, birth certificate)
  • Husband's death certificate
  • Residence proof
  • Income proof (all sources)
  • Details of family members
  • Widow pension document (if applicable)
  • Remarriage certificate (certified copy)

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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