Financial Assistance To The Child Victims Of Violence Under TheNational Foundation For Communal Harmony
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Education & Learning
Level: State | State: Jammu and Kashmir

Details:
The scheme "Financial Assistance to the Child Victims of Violence under the National Foundation for Communal Harmony (NFCH)" is Financial Assistance by the Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir. It was registered on the 19th Feb 1992 under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 with the main objective of providing financial assistance for the physical & psychological rehabilitation of child victims of communal, caste, ethnic & terrorist violence with special reference to their care, education & training, besides promoting communal harmony, fraternity, and national integration. The applicant shall approach the concerned District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) for submission of the application. This scheme is 100% Sponsored by the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, and only the permanent residents of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir can apply for this scheme. > **Objectives:**


1. To provide assistance to the children of families affected by c communal, caste, ethnic, and any other form of violence or clashes with fracture social harmony. The assistance is particularly aimed at their education and/or vocational training.
1. To assist in the physical and psychological rehabilitation and assimilation into the mainstream of society of the children of families affected by communal, caste, ethnic, and any other form of violence or clashes with fractured social harmony.

Benefits:
General Education:
Children in Class A & B cities receive ₹ 800/- per month until they reach the age of 18 years.
Children in other places receive ₹ 750/- per month until they reach the age of 18 years.

Training / Vocational Education:
₹ 150/- per month per child in addition to assistance for general education.

Group Personal Accident Insurance for Child Victims:
Death: ₹ 25,000/-
Loss of 2 limbs or one limb and one eye: ₹ 25,000/-.
100% permanent disablement other than those mentioned above: ₹ 25,000/-.
Reimbursement of medical expenses incurred by a child for treatment in a hospital or nursing home and as an indoor patient for an injury sustained in an accident (based upon a medical certificate from the consulting doctor): ₹ 500/-.

Eligibility Criteria:
1. The applicant should be a citizen of India.
1. The applicant should be a domicile / permanent resident of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.
1. The applicant should be a child less than 18 years of age. In exceptional cases, it can be extended up to the age of 21 years.
1. The applicant should be an Orphan or Destitute.
1. The applicant's main bread earner should have either been killed or permanently incapacitated in communal, caste, ethnic, or terrorist violence. 
1. The applicant's family should be 'Below Poverty Line' (BPL).
1. The applicant should not be receiving any assistance on a regular basis from any other source.

**NOTE:** The one-time financial assistance provided by the State Government / Union Territory Administration for such a victim is not considered 'another source of assistance' for this purpose.