Haryana Gaurav Samman Scheme for Padma Awardees
State: Haryana
Ministry: null
Department: Social Justice and Empowerment Department
Category: Social welfare & Empowerment
Beneficiary Type: Individual

The scheme seeks to honour the exceptional achievements of citizens of Haryana who have excelled in fields of sports, arts, literature, education, public affairs, social work, science, technology, medicine, industry and other domains of public life.

Benefits:
1. **Monthly Honorarium:** Eligible Padma Awardees will receive a monthly honorarium of ₹10,000/-.1. **Free Travel:** Beneficiaries will be entitled to free travel in all Haryana Roadways buses, including air-conditioned buses.1. **Mode of Disbursement:** The honorarium will be transferred directly to the beneficiary’s bank account through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).1. **Frequency of Disbursement:** The honorarium will be provided on a monthly basis.1. **Validity:** The honorarium will be provided for the lifetime of the beneficiary unless eligibility conditions are violated.

Eligibility:
**A person eligible for honorarium under the scheme shall be:-**

   1. The applicant should be a citizen of India and a resident of Haryana.
   1. The applicant should possess a Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) number issued by the Citizen Resource Information Department (CRID).
   1. The applicant must be the recipient of any of the Padma Awards namely Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan &amp;amp; Padma Shri from the Government of India for outstanding contributions and achievements in their respective fields.

**Stoppage of monthly honorarium:**

   1. **Demise of Awardee:** The honorarium will cease upon the death of the awardee and the payments will not be extended to any other family member or heir. However, the honorarium will be payable for the month of death of the beneficiary to his nominee.   1. **Ceases to be a Padma Awardee:** In case, the award is taken back by Government of India or the award has been returned by the awardee, then the payment of honorarium will be stopped.   1. **Violation of Conditions of the Scheme:** Individuals, found to be in violation of any conditions or eligibility criteria of the scheme, shall become ineligible for the honorarium.

Application Process:
[Offline]
Step 1: The concerned District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO) will contact the Padma Awardees residing in the district to take their consent for the monthly honorarium under the scheme. 
Step 2: DSWO will also obtain bank details, Parivar Pehchan Patra ID and copy of Padma Award Certificate.
Step 3: If any awardee is already drawing any other similar honorarium or pension from any Central/State Govt./Autonomous bodies of Central/State Govt., then the Padma Awardee shall have the option to choose honorarium under this scheme or any other scheme of Central/State Govt. After receiving the consent, the concerned DSWO will issue a unique beneficiary number in favour of the Padma Awardee.

Documents Required:
Identity proof
Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP) ID
Proof of residence
Padma Award Certificate: A copy of the Padma Award (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, or Padma Shri) certificate
Bank Details
Any other documents as required