Scheme to Grant Monthly Financial Assistance to the Persons Engaged in Traditional Occupations/Businesses including Motorcycle Pilots

• Monthly financial assistance of ₹1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) shall be provided by the Government to the eligible persons.
• The financial assistance sanctioned under the Scheme shall be released in the Saving Bank Account of the beneficiaries through Electronic Clearance System (ECS).

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• The applicant must be of Goan Origin.
• The family income of the applicant from all sources must not exceed ₹1,50,000/- per annum.
• The applicant must not be less than 50 years of age.
• The applicant should be engaged in the traditional occupations/businesses/motor-cycle pilot activities for at least 10 (ten) years before applying for financial assistance under this Scheme.
• The applicant must still be continuing the traditional business/occupation including motorcycle pilot activity.
• The applicant must be declared medically unfit to carry out such activity.
• The applicant must not be a beneficiary availing financial assistance under Dayanand Social Security Scheme/Kala Sanman Scheme or under any other similar scheme of the Government where monthly allowance is paid in any name/form.

_*Beneficiaries availing financial assistance under Griha Adhar Scheme shall be entitled for availing benefits under this Scheme subject to fulfillment of eligibility conditions laid under this Scheme._

##### *Criteria Regarding Proof of Activity*

• The applicant having valid registration certificates from the competent authority of the traditional business activities being carried by him may apply under the Scheme.
• In case the applicant is unable to submit documentary evidence from the concerned authorities regarding his/her traditional business activity, then he/she may submit an affidavit sworn before Executive Magistrate or Notary Public stating his/her nature of traditional activities being carried and since when, etc.

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Step 1: The interested applicant should take a printout of the prescribed format of the application form.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, 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 *Block Development Officer (B.D.O.) of the respective Taluka*.

##### *Post-Application Processes*

Step 1: Verification by the Block Development Officer

• The concerned Block Development Officer (B.D.O.) shall verify the details provided by the applicant through the Field Assistant attached to the BDO&#39;s office or any other employee working under the BDO’s control.
• The BDO must then forward the eligible applications, along with a recommendation for sanction, to the Director of Social Welfare.

Step 2: Scrutiny and Sanctioning

• The Director of Social Welfare shall conduct a detailed scrutiny of the eligible applications received from the BDOs.
• After scrutiny, the Director places the applications before the Sanctioning Committee, which is composed of the Minister for Social Welfare (Chairperson), an expert person having knowledge of traditional occupation/businesses (Member), and the Director of Social Welfare (Member Secretary).

##### *Disbursement of Financial Assistance*

The sanctioned financial assistance shall be disbursed to the beneficiaries in their Saving Bank Account. The payment is processed monthly using the Electronic Clearance System (ECS).

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