smartduketech/indian-government-schemes-2025 huggingface dataset:
Death Benefit
State: West Bengal
Ministry: null
Department: Labour Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The "Death Benefit'' scheme by the BOCW Welfare Board, Labour Department, West Bengal, is a welfare scheme that provides financial assistance to the nominee(s) of the beneficiary as death benefit.

Benefits:
- **For Natural Death:** ₹50,000/-.- **For Accidental death:** ₹1,50,00/-
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Eligibility:
&gt; **For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:**

  - The applicant should be a resident of West Bengal.
  - The applicant should be a Building/ Construction Worker.
  - The applicant should be between 18 and 60 years.
  - The applicant should have engaged in building and construction work for at least 90 days in a given year.

&gt; **For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:**

  - The applicant should be a nominee of a deceased registered member Under the Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board of West Bengal.
  - The member should have lost his/ her life due to death.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Registration Process as a Building/ Construction Worker:Step 1: To register as a beneficiary under the BOCW Welfare Board, an applicant worker should request Form-27 from the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers and should attach all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
Step 2: Application shall be submitted to the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers.
Application Process of the Welfare Scheme:Step 1: A registered worker should request Form-XXXV for the application from the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers and should attach all the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
Step 2: Application shall be submitted to the Assistant Labour Commissioners/ Beneficiary Registering Officers for this benefit.
Helpdesk:Labour Department
Department of Labour, Government of West Bengal,
12th Floor, N.S Building, Block-A,
1, Kiran Shankar Roy Road,
Kolkata-700001
Helpline of Labour Department, Govt. of West Bengal (Shramik Sathi): 1800-103-0009
Note:Upon successful verification,  the construction worker is registered and an identity card and passbook are issued to him/ her. ₹20/- as the registration fee and ₹30/- as yearly subscription is taken. The amounts taken are noted in the passbook and a receipt is issued.
After one year, the beneficiary's subscription is renewed upon payment of a renewal fee of ₹30/- and submission of an application in Form-27A.
If not renewed the registration of the beneficiary is cancelled after the expiry of one year. Fresh application for renewal to be submitted to the ALC for consideration.

Documents Required:
For Registration as a Building/ Construction Worker:Passport size photographs of the worker (Four copies).
Attested copy of Proof of Age.
For the Application of the Welfare Scheme:Death Certificate of the deceased member.
Dependent/ Heirship Certificate of the applicant.
Any other document if required.
Death Benefit (GBOCWWB)
State: Goa
Ministry: null
Department: Labour and Employment Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

Through the "Death Benefit" scheme, the nominee/dependant of the deceased worker is provided with financial assistance. The death should have either been natural or caused due to an accident, during the course of employment. The applications are accepted offline.

Benefits:
- Financial Assistance of ₹30,000/-, if the death was natural.
- Financial Assistance of ₹1,00,000/-, if the death was due to an accident, during the course of employment.

Eligibility:
- The deceased should have been a Worker.
- The deceased should have been between 18 to 60 years of age.
- The deceased should have completed ninety days of service as a registered worker.
- The deceased should have been registered with the Goa Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.
- The applicant should be the nominee/dependant of the deceased.
- The death of the worker should have either been natural or caused due to an accident during the course of employment.
- The nominee/dependant of the unregistered workers shall be eligible upon the production of a certificate from the builder or Inspector of the area stating that the deceased was a building worker.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should take print of the prescribed format of the application form for the scheme from the Official Website of the Department of Labour and Employment, Goa.
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The interested applicant should visit the Office of the Commissioner, Labour & Employment, 2nd Floor, Sharma Shakti Bhavan, Patto Plaza, Panaji-Goa (0832-2437081/82/83, com-labo.goa@nic.in) and request a hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the concerned authority.
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: The interested applicant should submit the duly filled and signed application form and the documents to the concerned authority at the Office of the Commissioner, Labour & Employment.
Step 4: A receipt of the application will be assigned to the applicant by the concerned authority.

Documents Required:
Worker Registration Card/Number.
Receipt of Payment of First & Last Subscription with the Board.
Death Certificate of the Worker.
A Certificate Citing the Cause of Death, issued by a Government Doctor, not below the Rank of an Assistant Surgeon.
Document Establishing the Relationship between the Deceased Worker and the Applicant.
Certificate from Builder or Inspector of the Area, in the case of nominee/dependant of the unregistered workers.
Death Benefit Scheme (APB&OCWWB)
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Labour and Employment Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Family

The scheme “Death Benefit Scheme” was started by the Department of Labour and Employment, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh for registered workers of the Arunachal Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (APB&OCWWB).

Benefits:
Cash assistance of ₹50,000/- provided to the nominee of the registered worker, in case of normal death.
Cash assistance of ₹1,00,000/- provided to the nominee of the registered worker, only in case of accidental death.

Eligibility:
1.	The applicant should be a permanent resident of Arunachal Pradesh.
2.	The applicant should be a family member of a deceased worker who was employed in the Building and Other Construction works.
3.	The deceased worker should be registered with Labour Welfare Board (APB&amp;OCWWB).
4.	The deceased worker should have an active membership at the time of death.
5.	The name of the nominee/ dependent should be recorded on his/her registration card before death.
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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 01: For taking benefit of this scheme, the applicant needs to visit the nearest registered office of the District/Sub-Division, APB&OCWWB along with all the relevant documents.
Step 02: Application in the prescribed format may be received from the concerned office
Step 03: The applicant needs to fill the application form completely and attach all the relevant documents. Thereafter, the applicant may submit the application form to the concerned office.
Step 04: After successful verification, the applicant can avail the benefit of the scheme.

Documents Required:
Identity proof i.e. Aadhaar Card, Voter ID card, etc.
Xerox copy as well as original copy of registration card of the worker
Death Certificate
Bank Account number/ front page of the passbook
Passport size photographs
Address proof
Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM): Self-Employment Programme – Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Urban Development
Category: Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to promote sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment of the urban poor by providing financial support and guidance for establishing self-employment ventures, strengthening their family’s economy, and generating new employment opportunities.

Benefits:
- **Under the Self-Employment Programme**, the beneficiary in urban areas enhances their livelihood while strengthening their own and their family’s economic condition.  - **Under the Self-Employment Programme**, the beneficiary is provided a loan of up to ₹2.00 lakh through the bank.  - There is a provision for interest subsidy under the **Self-Employment Programme**, where 7% of the interest is borne by the beneficiary and the remaining is shared by the Government of India and the State Government.  - **Under the Self-Employment Programme**, the beneficiary can generate new employment and also expand existing employment opportunities.
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Eligibility:
1. The beneficiary must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
   1. The beneficiary is eligible for this scheme under the municipal body area.
   1. The annual income of the beneficiary&amp;#39;s family must be less than ₹3.00 lakh, as per the standards of the Government of India.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Under the Self-Employment Programme, the application form must be obtained from the municipal body. The beneficiary must attach the following with the application form: Aadhaar card, income certificate or a self-declared ₹10/- affidavit (stating that no loan has been taken earlier from any bank), a project report of the activities to be undertaken by the beneficiary with an estimated cost of up to ₹2.00 lakh, one passport-size photograph, address proof such as a ration card or electricity bill, bank passbook, and photocopies of all the above documents. The completed application form along with these documents must be submitted to the municipal body. The application process at the municipal level is free of charge.
At the municipal level, the applications under the Self-Employment Programme are scrutinized.
The loan application form under the Self-Employment Programme is presented before a task force committee constituted by the municipal body. The task force examines the application form by reviewing the documents attached by the beneficiary and interacting with the beneficiary. After this process, the beneficiary’s loan application form is sent by the municipal body to the concerned bank.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar Card
Income Proof or Self-Declared ₹10 Affidavit (stating that no loan has been taken earlier from any bank)
Project Report of the activities to be undertaken by the beneficiary (with an estimated cost of up to ₹2.00 lakh)
One Passport-Size Photograph
Address Proof (Ration Card or Electricity Bill)
Bank Passbook
Other supporting documents as required
Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM): Self-Help Group - Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Urban Development
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Women and Child
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to empower urban poor women in Uttarakhand by promoting the formation of self-help groups, improving their livelihoods, and supporting them in income-generating and self-employment activities through financial incentives, bank loans, and government subsidies.

Benefits:
- In urban local body areas, urban poor women are provided with benefits under the scheme.
  - A one-time amount of ₹10,000/- is given to each group as an incentive by the Government of India.
  - Through bank loans, various activities are carried out by the groups to improve women’s livelihoods.
  - To encourage groups to adopt self-employment, subsidies are provided by both the Government of India and the State Government.

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Eligibility:
1. The beneficiary must be a resident of Uttarakhand.
   1. The beneficiary must be a woman.
   1. To form a Self-Help Group, the beneficiary must belong to an urban body.
   1. The beneficiary must have an Aadhaar card &amp;amp; one passport-size photograph.
   1. The annual income of the beneficiary&amp;#39;s family must be less than ₹3.00 lakh.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
To form self-help groups, municipal employees involved in the project visit wards and hold group meetings with women. After the meetings, they encourage women to form groups and a self-help group is then formed.
After formation of the group, a savings account is opened for the group in any nationalized bank, into which the women of the group deposit their monthly savings. The women in the group are encouraged to take up self-employment. Actions for self-employment are carried out at the urban local body level through banks under the CCL (Cash Credit Limit) facility.

Documents Required:
Aadhaar card
One passport-size photograph
Proof of family annual income
Other supporting documents as required
Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM): Support for Urban Homeless – Uttarakhand
State: Uttarakhand
Ministry: null
Department: Urban Development
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment, Housing & Shelter
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to provide safe and accessible night shelter facilities to homeless people living under the open sky in urban areas, ensuring they have protection and support at any time.

Benefits:
People living under the open sky are provided with benefits in night shelters.
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Eligibility:
1. Any person living under the open sky within the municipal areas of Uttarakhand is eligible to stay in a night shelter.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
A person can come and stay in the night shelters established under the municipal body at any time.

Documents Required:
Documents are required in accordance with the night shelters to avail of the benefits.
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK)- Mega Skill Centre
State: Jharkhand
Ministry: null
Department: Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Department
Category: Skills & Employment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The “Deen Dayal Upadhyay Kaushal Kendra (DDUKK)- Mega Skill Centre” is a component of the umbrella scheme “Mukhymantri Sarthi Yojna” launched by the Department of Labour, Employment, Training and Skill Development, Government of Jharkhand.

Benefits:
- **Comprehensive Training:** Combines technical skills with soft skills and IT training.- **Residential Facility:** Training is fully residential, ensuring a focused learning environment.- **On Job Training (OJT):** Hands-on industry exposure for candidates to become job-ready.- **Multi-sector Opportunities:** Tourism &amp; Hospitality, Telecom, Security, Retail, Plumbing, Logistics, IT/ITES, Electronics, Domestic Worker, Construction, Capital Goods, BFSI, Beauty &amp; Wellness, Automotive, Apparel, and Agriculture, Food Processing, Healthcare, Iron &amp; Steel, Mining

Eligibility:
1. The applicant must be a resident of Jharkhand.
1. The applicant&#39;s age should be 18-35 years.
1. The applicant must belong to one of the priority groups (SC/ST, women, PwD, transgender).

Application Process:
[Offline]
Candidate registration by TSP:The candidate visits the nearest Training Service Provide Center for registration under the umbrella scheme "Mukhymantri Sarthi Yojna". 
NOTE: Candidate registration would be Aadhaar-based & hence Aadhaar number at the time of candidate registration would be mandatory.

[Online]
Self-Registration by Candidate:Visit the Jharkhand Skill Development Mission official website.
Click on ‘Candidate Registration’ under the ‘Registration’ tab.
Create Profile:Provide basic information such as First Name, Last Name, Username, Password, Identity Type (e.g., Aadhaar), Identity Number, Date of Birth, Gender, Mobile Number, and Email.
Submit to receive a User ID and Password via SMS and email.
Login and OTP Validation:Log in using the provided Username and Password.
Enter the OTP sent to your registered mobile number to activate the User ID.
Manage Profile:After login, access the ‘Registration’ link.
Update and save user profile details such as Personal information and optional bank account details. 
Contact and Educational Qualification Information:Enter and save your contact details, including address and communication preferences.
Fill in education details if literate, or select preferred languages if illiterate. 
Save and submit information to the Training Service Provider (TSP).
Registration ID Generation:On final submission, the system generates a unique Registration ID and notifications for successful registration will be sent via SMS and email.
NOTE: Aadhaar number is mandatory for registration and prevents duplicate entries.

Documents Required:
Passport-size photograph.
Aadhaar Card.
Bank Passbook.
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Bunkar Yojana
State: Arunachal Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Industries Department
Category: Business & Entrepreneurship, Women and Child
Beneficiary Type: null

DDUBY is a government initiative in Arunachal Pradesh to provide affordable credit to women weavers, offering an interest subvention of 7% on short-term loans and working capital requirements.

Benefits:
7% interest subvention on short-term loans and working capital requirements.
Access to affordable credit for women weavers.
Encouragement of entrepreneurship and sustainable livelihoods.
Financial support for working capital needs.
Inclusion of all categories of women weavers, regardless of unit size or number of looms.
Integration with the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana.
Promotion of timely loan repayment through education and awareness.

Eligibility:
- Gender: The scheme is exclusively for women weavers.
- Weaving Activity: Applicants should be engaged in weaving activities as their primary occupation.
- Ownership of Working Loom(s): Applicants must possess or have ownership of a working loom(s).
- Individual or Group: Both individual women weavers and groups of women weavers are eligible to apply. Companies and partnership firms are not eligible.
- Unit Size and Number of Looms: There is no restriction based on unit size or the number of looms. Weavers of all categories and scales are eligible to apply.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: Download the application form or access the online form from the official website of the scheme.
Step 2: Fill in the required details accurately, including personal information, details of weaving activities, and loan requirements.
Step 3: Attach the necessary documents as specified in the document details section (mentioned below).
Step 4: Submit the completed application form along with the supporting documents to the designated bank branch or through the Circle Officer.
Step 5: Follow up with the bank or authorities for updates on the application status.

Documents Required:
Completed application form
Proof of identity (such as Aadhaar card, voter ID, or PAN card)
Proof of address (such as ration card, utility bill, or driving license)
Proof of ownership or possession of working loom(s) certified by the Circle Officer
Bank account details
Any other documents specified by the bank or authorities
Deendayal Antyodaya Upchar Yojana
State: Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Public Health and Family Welfare Department
Category: Health & Wellness
Beneficiary Type: Family

The scheme aims to provide eligible BPL families with free treatment cards by issuing health access cards within a fixed time limit.

Benefits:
**Card Benefits**

- Free issuance of the Deendayal Antyodaya Upchar Yojana Card.
- Enables access to government-funded medical treatment schemes.
- Inclusive coverage for persons with disabilities belonging to BPL families.
- No administrative fee is charged by the department.

**Mode of Disbursement**

- Physical card issued through designated health officers or Lok Seva Kendra.
- Card issued within 7 working days from receipt of complete application.
- One-time card issuance per eligible family.

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Eligibility:
1. The applicant should be a resident of Madhya Pradesh.
1. The applicant should belong to a below-poverty-line family. 
1. The applicant should be a resident of the same district or area where the application is submitted.
1. The applicant should be the head of the family.
1. The applicant’s family may include persons with disabilities, without exclusion.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant downloads the application form (Annexure 1) from the official website. 
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 respective designated officer or Lok Seva Kendra.

[Online - via CSC]
Step 1: The applicant should gather copies of the necessary documents needed to apply for the concerned scheme.
Step 2: The applicant should visit the nearest Common Service Center (CSC) and complete the Biometric Verification Process.
Step 3: The applicant should ensure that the CSC agent completes all mandatory fields in the application form and uploads copies of all required documents.

Documents Required:
BPL Ration Card Or BPL Certificate with Family List
Passport-size Colour Photograph of Family Head
Proof Of Residence (If Required by Authority)
Any other documents as required
Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana
State: Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: null
Department: Energy Department
Category: Utility & Sanitation, Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme aims to strengthen the rural power infrastructure by implementing feeder separation, metering, distribution system strengthening, and rural electrification works.

Benefits:
- **Free Electricity Connection:** Free electricity connections are provided to 3,94,741 beneficiaries living below the poverty line.  - **Intensive Village Electrification:** A total of 17,827 villages are covered under the scheme for comprehensive electrification.  - **Strengthening of Power Infrastructure:** Feeder separation, metering, and distribution system strengthening works are carried out to ensure a reliable power supply.
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Eligibility:
- The applicant should be residing in a rural area.
  - The applicant should belong to the Below the Poverty Line (BPL) category.

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Application Process:
[Offline]
The applicant can avail of the scheme benefits through the concerned electricity distribution company.

Documents Required:
Identity Proof.
Address Proof.
Any other documents as required.