Sarkari Yojana
Funeral Assistance Scheme for Unorganized Workers (Except Construction Workers)
About Funeral Assistance Scheme for Unorganized Workers (Except Construction Workers)
Gujarat’s Rural Workers Welfare Board, under the Labour & Employment Department, Government of Gujarat, launched the “Funeral Assistance Scheme for Unorganized Workers (Except Construction Workers)” to help heirs of deceased unorganized-sector workers pay for the funeral and last rites, easing the money worries families face at such a painful time. It offers one heir of the deceased worker a one-time payment of ₹10,000/- and is meant specifically for e-Shram card holders in the unorganized sector. The applicant has to be the heir of an e-Shram card holder (e-Nirman card holders and Scheduled Caste individuals are excluded) and must have an annual income within ₹1,20,000/- in rural areas or ₹1,50,000/- in urban areas. The Labour & Employment Department Government of Gujarat implements the scheme, and applications are taken offline at designated government labour offices.
Scheme Overview
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Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Funeral Assistance Scheme for Unorganized Workers (Except Construction Workers), applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants must be heirs of a deceased unorganized-sector e-Shram card holder.
Applicants must live in Gujarat.
The application must be made within 3 (three) months of the worker's death.
The worker must have been between 16 and 70 years old when he or she died.
Applicants living in rural areas must have an annual income of no more than ₹1,20,000/- (One Lakh Twenty Thousand Rupees).
Applicants living in urban areas must have an annual income of no more than ₹1,50,000/- (One Lakh Fifty Thousand Rupees).
Assistance can be given to just one heir for each deceased worker.
Priority Order for Heirs
Legal heirs of the deceased are considered in this order of priority:
The husband or wife
The husband or wife.
Sons or daughters, if there is no spouse
Sons or daughters, if there is no spouse.
Parents, if there is neither spouse nor children
Parents, if there is neither spouse nor children.
Grandsons or granddaughters, if there is no spouse,…
Grandsons or granddaughters, if there is no spouse, child or parent.
Sisters who are unmarried, widowed or abandoned, if…
Sisters who are unmarried, widowed or abandoned, if there is no spouse, child, parent or grandchild.
Any other heir declared under the Indian Succession…
Any other heir declared under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, if none of the above exist.
Benefits Provided
Funeral Assistance Scheme for Unorganized Workers (Except Construction Workers) provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance:
One heir of the deceased unorganized worker is…
One heir of the deceased unorganized worker is paid ₹10,000/- to help cover funeral expenses and last rites (funeral ceremonies).
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
A photocopy of the e-Shram card
A photocopy of the e-Shram card
The household ration card
The household ration card
A photocopy of the caste certificate (Scheduled Tribe/Other…
A photocopy of the caste certificate (Scheduled Tribe/Other Backward Class/Other Caste)
An income certificate in the format given in…
An income certificate in the format given in Annexure-2 of the resolution
An attested copy of the death certificate
An attested copy of the death certificate
An advance receipt for the money received, in…
An advance receipt for the money received, in the Annexure-3 format of the resolution, bearing a Revenue Stamp
A photocopy of the bank passbook or a…
A photocopy of the bank passbook or a cancelled cheque for the bank account
A guarantee letter in the Annexure-4 format of…
A guarantee letter in the Annexure-4 format of the resolution, declaring that no assistance has been or will be taken from any other source
Proof of the deceased's age
Proof of the deceased's age: Birth Certificate, a copy of the Aadhaar Card or School Leaving Certificate
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Funeral Assistance Scheme for Unorganized Workers (Except Construction Workers) through the offline application process outlined below.
Collect the prescribed "Annexure-1" application form from any…
Collect the prescribed "Annexure-1" application form from any of the designated government offices named in the steps below.
Complete every compulsory field, affix a passport-size photograph…
Complete every compulsory field, affix a passport-size photograph (signed across where needed), and attach copies of the required documents, self-attested if necessary.
Hand in the completed form and all required…
Hand in the completed form and all required documents at any one of these offices:
The Office of the Assistant Government Labour Officer.
The Office of the Government Labour Officer.
The Office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner.
The Office of the Deputy Labour Commissioner.
Get a receipt or acknowledgement from the receiving…
Get a receipt or acknowledgement from the receiving authority, and check that it shows the submission date and time and a unique reference number, if issued. The application must be filed within 3 (three) months of the unorganized worker's death; any application received after that is cancelled automatically. Post-Application Processes
The receiving office verifies the application and approves…
The receiving office verifies the application and approves or rejects it within 10 working days, informing the applicant if any documents or details are missing.
Where documents are incomplete, the applicant has 15…
Where documents are incomplete, the applicant has 15 days from the notice to make them good, and the office then decides within 10 working days of receiving the extra documents.
Once verified and approved, ₹10,000/- is paid into…
Once verified and approved, ₹10,000/- is paid into the bank account of the eligible heir given in the application.
Exclusions / Who Is Not Eligible
- The applicant must not be a construction worker or e-Nirman card holder.
- The applicant must not belong to Scheduled Caste category (as they are covered under separate scheme by Social Justice and Empowerment Department).
- The applicant must not have received assistance from any other similar scheme.
Official Application & Website
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