Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS)

Notification No. 50/354/02-03/HC/part-I/4247 Dated 02/10/2002

Dayanand Social Security Scheme (808.85 KB)

Target Group: Senior Citizen, Single Woman, Widow and  Person with Disabilities.

Objectives & Eligibility Criteria:

Objectives: To provide financial assistance for Senior Citizens/ Persons with Disabilities/single women who are unmarried and above the age of 50 years

  • Senior Citizen: 60 years of age at the time of  submitting application
  • Single Woman: Woman who is above the age of 18 years and includes those whose husband has expired, divorcees, deserted or judicially separated woman and unmarried woman above the age of 50.
  • Person with Disability: (a) Blindness (b) Hearing/ Speech Impairment. (c) Loco motor disability. (d) Intellectual Disability (e) Mental Illness

Eligibility: The applicant must be a bonafide resident of the state of Goa by birth or by domicile of 15 years

  •  Income Limit is Rs. 24000/- P.A

Apply:

Offline  mode, applicant  has to fill the application along with required documents  and to submit application directly to Directorate , Panaji-Goa OR  Office of the  Deputy Director ,Margao ,South -Goa

Nature of Support: 

  • Rs.2,000/- p. m. for Senior Citizens ,Adult  Person with Disability
  • Single Woman & Widow below the 60 years of  age    Rs.2500/- p.m.
  • & for Children  with  Disability below 90%   Rs.2500/-
  • further, Rs.3500/- p.m. whose disability is 90% to 100 % shall continue to get Financial assistances even after they attain 21 years
  • Financial assistance of Rs.1,00,000/- is provided   to persons with Disabilities category for purchase of aids & appliances.

Document Required

  • Birth Certificate or any other valid age proof notified by Government
  • 15 years Residence Certificate.
  • Income certificate or Self declaration on 50 rupees stamp paper in Prescribed Format.
  • Verification
  • Aadhaar Card copy
  • Disability Certificate incase of Person with Disability
  • Death Certificate of Spouse
  • Marriage Certificate
  • In Case of unmarried Single Woman Self declaration on 50 rupees stamp paper in Prescribed Format.
  • In case of Intellectual Disability and Autism Legal Guardianship certificate
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