Orphan grant

(h) Details of Bank A/c No i.e first page of Bank Passbook or cancelled cheque duly printed name of account holder, IFSC Code, Account no. and Name of Bank. (j) Copy of Aadhar Card.

57. Channel of Application. Application is required to be submitted online by eligible ESM/ widow within 180 days from date of discharge from hospital or date of last prescription for treatment of same ailment, thereafter it will lapse. Applications for previous years or those after a lapse of 180 days will not be entertained.

58. Certificate from ZSWO while Recommending Online Application.

(a) Following original documents of ESM/Widow have been personally checked to confirm status of ESM as applicable by ZSW officer from the original documents produced by the applicant:(i) PPO (as applicable) & authority for Gallantry award as applicable. (ii) Service Document/Discharge Book of ESM (Mandatory to upload all pages of Discharge Book in a sequential manner without missing any pages and without any alterations). (iii) Original medical bills/ receipts duly countersigned by the attending doctor.

(iv) Discharge certificate/summary from the hospital countersigned by the attending doctor. (v) ESM/Widow I-Card. (vi) Bank documents. (b) Certify that the applicant has not been provided any financial assistance from the State Govt or any other source in respect of above mentioned disabled child. (c) Confirm that the information furnished in the online application form is correct as per the original documents uploaded by the applicant with the application. Hence, case is recommended.

59. Subsequent Grants. An applicant may apply for the medical grant again during the same financial year, subject to the ceiling of Rs 30,000/-. The same applicant may apply afresh in next financial year for same or other disease(s), with fresh set of supporting document/ bills.

Orphan Grant

60. Background. The Armed Forces personnel by virtue of isolation imposed by service conditions generally remain cut off from society. Some of them get married after their release

from service, and consequently have children at a late stage in life. In the unfortunate event of the demise of both ESM and his spouse in an accident or due to natural causes/diseases, the young offspring is left orphaned. Such an orphaned child is neglected by his/her relatives and is financially handicapped. The problems of monetary challenge are more pronounced in the case of orphans of non-pensioner ESM. In such a case, it is the responsibility of the organisation to support such orphans and ensure their education-cum-rehabilitation. The scheme to provide financial assistance to the orphaned children of ESM was started in May 2007 with an amount of Rs. 500/- per month for girls and revised in Oct 2011 to Rs.1000.00 per month, irrespective of child’s gender. The scheme was revised to a monthly grant of Rs. 1,000.00 per month to Rs. 3000.00 per month wef. 01 Apr 2022.

61. Aim. The aim of this aid-gratis is to provide financial assistance to a maximum of two orphan children of an ESM (all ranks; for son aged below 21 years and unmarried daughter).

62. Financial Assistance. Financial assistance for the eligible Orphan out of AFFDF is provided at a rate of Rs.3,000.00 per month, paid annually, during the financial year.

63. Eligibility conditions. The following criteria should be fulfilled: (a) Applicant must be a legitimate offspring of an Ex-Serviceman (All ranks). Entry in Service Book should reflect details of the child of ESM. (b) Orphan son should be aged below 21 years and daughter unmarried. (c) Should be recommended by respective Zila Sainik Board (ZSB). (d) Applicant must hold bank account linked with Aadhar number and IFS Code.

64. Application Form. The application form is required to be filled online. A specimen form is available on KSB Web portal. Scanned image of the following document be uploaded on the system (The size of the image in terms of MB has been mentioned online):(a) PPO (as applicable).

(b) Service Document/Discharge Book of ESM (mandatory to upload all pages of Discharge Book in a sequential manner without missing any pages and without any alterations). The pages uploaded must be in legible condition. Any cutting / overwriting in discharge book must be authenticated by the DSWO. Signatures and Stamp marks of any other authority except DSWO will render the entry null and void.

(c) Gallantry award Part II order (as applicable).

(d) Death certificate of both parents.

(e) Dependent I Card issued by the concerned ZSB.

(f) Birth Certificate of each orphan.

(g) Certificate from competent authority (for girl) certifying that she is not married.

(h) Details of Bank A/c No i.e. first page of Bank Passbook or cancelled cheque duly printed name of account holder, IFSC Code, Account no. and Name of Bank.

(j) Copy of Aadhar Card.

65. Channel of Application. Separate application is required to be submitted online by each orphan child of ESM/widow, up to a max of two children. Separate account details are to be submitted by each orphan applicant. The individual will be given a system generated Application Number, which (s) he should note down for his/her future reference.

66. Subsequent Grants. The Orphan Grant, once approved by the competent authority, stands for entire duration of the eligibility period of the orphan child. Certificate(s) from the concerned ZSWO that the orphan girl is not married (as placed at Appendix ‘F’) and/or the orphan boy is below 21 years of age (as placed at Appendix ‘G’) and girl/boy is alive, is required to reach the KSB Sectt between 1st Dec and 31st March each year so as to continue the grant. Delayed applications after 31 Mar will not be paid.

67. Certificate from ZSWO while Recommending Online Application. (a) Following original documents of ESM/Widow/Orphan have been personally checked and verified by ZSW officer from the original documents produced by the applicant: -

(i) Dependent Certificate/I-Card.

(ii) Gallantry award Part II order (as applicable).

(iii) Service Document/Discharge Book of ESM (Mandatory to upload all pages of Discharge Book in a sequential manner without missing any pages and without any alterations). The pages uploaded must be in legible condition. Any cutting/overwriting in discharge book must be authenticated by the DSWO. Signatures and Stamp marks of any other authority except DSWO will render the entry null and void.

(iv) Date of Birth Certificate.

(v) Certificate from competent authority certifying that the applicant is not married(for girl child).

(vi) Bank documents.

(vii) Death certificate of parents.