Financial Assistance to WW II Veteran and Widows of WW II Veterans
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Level: State | State: Haryana

Details:
The scheme &quot;Financial Assistance to WW II Veterans and Widows of WW II Veterans&quot; is implemented by the Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department, Government of Haryana. Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹10,000/- per month shall be given to Ex-servicemen of the Pre-Independence Era (World War-II Veterans) i.e. Ex-servicemen enrolled before 31st August 1945 &amp; their widows, who are not in receipt of any kind of pension/financial assistance or maintenance allowance either from any Department of Government of India/State Government or from any Body/Organization controlled by Central/State Government. Only bonafide residents of Haryana State are eligible for grant of financial assistance and the applicants shall have to produce a domicile certificate issued by the competent authority as authorized by the Haryana Government and an attested copy of the Ration Card.

Benefits:
Under the scheme, financial assistance of ₹10,000/- per month is given to Ex-servicemen of the Pre-Independence Era (World War II Veterans) & their widows.
Note: 
Sanctioned financial assistance grant shall be payable to the beneficiary from the first day of the following month in which case for grant of financial assistance is sanctioned by the Raiya Sainik Board and no arrear, for the past period prior to the date of sanction of grant of financial assistance shall be paid.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a bonafide resident of Haryana.
   1. The applicant should be an ex-serviceman of the Pre-Independence Era (World War II Veterans) i.e. ex-servicemen enrolled before 31st August 1945 &amp; their widows.
   1. Only World War II Veterans of other ranks (i.e., Havildar and below) who are in penury and have an annual income from all sources below ₹2,00,000/- are eligible under the scheme.
   1. The applicant should not be in receipt of any kind of pension, financial assistance, or maintenance allowance from any department of the Government of India/State Government or from anybody/organization controlled by the Central/State Government.
   1. World War II Veterans and their widows, who have income from any job/profession/business, are not entitled to a grant of financial assistance.

**Note 1:** If any beneficiary, after the date of sanction of the financial assistance, is found drawing old age pension or any other financial assistance from any other Government source. He/she shall be permanently debarred for the grant of financial assistance under all the welfare schemes run by the Rajya Zila Sainik Boards in Haryana.
**Note 2:** Payment of financial assistance to those beneficiaries shall be stopped immediately who fail to submit their survival verification proofs once every year in the month of April from the authorities.
**Note 3:** Old ex-serviceman &amp; widow beneficiaries, whose cases for grant of financial assistance have already been sanctioned prior to issue of the guidelines shall continue to get the financial assistance at enhanced rates as per their eligibility and they need not apply afresh.