Medical Termination of Pregnancy Scheme (PULWS)
State: Puducherry
Ministry: null
Department: Labour Department, Puducherry
Category: Health & Wellness, Women and Child
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The "Medical Termination of Pregnancy Scheme (PULWS)" is a Welfare Scheme by the "Puducherry Unorganised Labourers' Welfare Society", Labour Department, Union Territory of Puducherry. The Society extends ₹250/- to the member/ spouse of the member for the Medical Termination of Pregnancy.

Benefits:
- Financial Assistance of ₹250/- (not more than two occasions).
- The amount is credited through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) into the bank account.

Eligibility:
- The applicant should be a citizen of India.
- The applicant should be a resident of the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- The applicant should be an Unorganized Worker: Taxi and Auto Drivers, Workers Employed in Shops &amp; Catering Establishments, Carpenters, Nathaswara Vidwans, Hair Dressers, Tailors, Cycle Rickshaw Drivers, Cobblers, Washermans, Goldsmith, Blacksmith, Brass Vessel Makers, Sculptors, Loading and Unloading Workers, Tree Climbers, Pottery Workers, Coir Workers, Toddy Neera Tappers, Bullock Cart Drivers, Thatchers, Cooks, Hawkers, News Paper Vendors, Workers Engaged in Bricks and Tiles Manufacturing, One Hundred, Workers Engaged in Distribution of Liquid Petroleum Gas Cylinder, Domestic Workers, Light Music Instrument Players, Automobile Workshop Workers.
- The applicant should be enrolled with the Puducherry Unorganised Labourers&#39; Welfare Society.
- The applicant should be between 18 to 59 years of age.
- The applicant should be taking an Annual Subscription of ₹100/- every year.
- The applicant should be paying a Registration Fee of ₹25/-.
- The applicant should be Pregnant.
- The applicant should be willing to terminate the pregnancy.
- The benefits are provided for up to two ocassions of Medical Termination of Pregnancy.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The interested applicant should visit the Office of the Puducherry Unorganised Labourer's Welfare Society, No.1, Rue Sufferen, Puducherry, and obtain the prescribed format of the application form free of cost from the concerned authority exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.
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 construction worker should submit the duly filled and signed application form and the documents to the concerned authority.
Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application form has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

Documents Required:
Two Passport-size Photographs.
Residential/Domicile Certificate.
Original Birth Certificate.
Discharge Slip.
Last Subscription Bill.
Society ID Card/ Proof of Registration.
Aadhaar Card.
Ration Card.
Bank Details.
Medical Certificate, issued by a registered medical practitioner confirming the need for the termination of pregnancy, based on the conditions specified under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
Additional medical reports or documents that support the need for the termination of pregnancy.