Financial Assistance to Orphan Children of Ex-Servicemen

Applicants must be bonafide residents of Haryana

Applicants must be bonafide residents of Haryana.

Applicants must be orphaned children of an ex-serviceman

Applicants must be orphaned children of an ex-serviceman.

Applicants must not be receiving financial assistance of…

Applicants must not be receiving financial assistance of any kind from a Haryana Government department.

Applicants must be younger than 21 years

Applicants must be younger than 21 years.

Applicants must not be married

Applicants must not be married.

Applicants must not be employed

Applicants must not be employed. Note 1: For eligibility, the term Ex-Servicemen carries the definition adopted by the Ministry of Defence Government of India from time to time. Note 2: When applying, details of the ESM's orphan children with their dates of birth, as issued by the Unit Record Office of the Ex-servicemen, must be furnished. Note 3: Orphans of ESM who receive ordinary family pension from Govt. of India can also get assistance under this scheme. Note 4: Orphan children already sanctioned before these guidelines will keep receiving enhanced assistance and need not reapply. Note 5: Payment stops immediately when the orphan turns 21, finds employment or marries, whichever comes first. Note 6: Assistance will be stopped immediately for beneficiaries who do not submit survival verification proof from the revenue authorities each year in April, and the Secretary, Zila Sainik Board will be personally responsible for any lapse. Note 7: A beneficiary found, after sanction, to be drawing financial assistance from any other Deptt. of Haryana Govt. will be permanently barred from all schemes of the Rajya and Zila Sainik Boards in Haryana.

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1. Orphan children of ex-servicemen receive ₹3,000/- a month, with a ₹400/- increase each November with effect from 1.11.2017. Note: If the claim is in order, assistance is sanctioned from the first day of the month following the month in which the case is approved.

Photocopy of the Ex-servicemen Identity-Card

Photocopy of the Ex-servicemen Identity-Card

Parivar Pehchan Patra of the family

Parivar Pehchan Patra of the family

A valid Aadhaar Card

A valid Aadhaar Card

The ESM's original Discharge Book

The ESM's original Discharge Book

Certificate of residence in Haryana

Certificate of residence in Haryana

Revenue report verified by the Tehsildar

Revenue report verified by the Tehsildar

Photocopy of the Aadhaar-linked bank passbook

Photocopy of the Aadhaar-linked bank passbook

Death certificates of the orphan's father and mother,…

Death certificates of the orphan's father and mother, signed by the competent authority

Non-employment certificate (for a major)

Non-employment certificate (for a major)

Report explaining any delay

Report explaining any delay

The applicant's own photo ID (Ration Card/Driving License/…

The applicant's own photo ID (Ration Card/Driving License/ Voter ID Card/PAN Card etc.)

NOC from the District Social Welfare Department stating…

NOC from the District Social Welfare Department stating that no financial assistance other than ordinary family pension is received.

Court-issued Legal Guardianship certificate (for a minor)

Court-issued Legal Guardianship certificate (for a minor)

The applicant's birth certificate

The applicant's birth certificate

Affidavit confirming the particulars given by the Orphan/Guardian…

Affidavit confirming the particulars given by the Orphan/Guardian of the Orphan

Other documents as required Note 1

Other documents as required Note 1: A Domicile Certificate from the competent authority must be produced. Note 2: For minor orphans, the legal guardian declared by the competent court signs the application and all documents; major orphans sign them personally. Note 3: For minor orphans, the legal guardian must attach the guardianship Certificate issued by the competent court. Note 4: A school certificate or birth certificate from a competent authority showing the orphan's date of birth must be submitted. Note 5: The parents' death certificates and the child's birth certificate must always be signed by the competent authority; certificates signed only by the Sarpanch, Panch or Chowkidar will not be accepted under any circumstances. Note 6: The original Discharge Book from the ex-serviceman's Record Office must be submitted for scrutiny and will be returned through the respective Zila Sainik Board afterwards. Note 7: Each claim must be backed by an affidavit attested by a First Class Magistrate giving all supporting information, such as the guardian's relationship to the child and parents, and the orphan's financial position, unmarried and unemployed status, etc. Note 8: A certificate from the District Social Welfare Officer concerned must be produced, confirming that no Financial Assistance/ old age pension is received from the Social Justice & Empowerment Department of Haryana.