Financial Assistance To Women And Girl Acid Attack Victims

About This Scheme

Launched on 26th Feb 2019, the social security scheme “Financial Assistance to Women and Girls Acid Attack Victims” by the Social Justice & Empowerment Department, Govt. of Haryana, provides financial assistance in the form of a monthly pension to the women/girls residing in Haryana who have suffered disfigurement of any part of the body or have become disabled due to acid attack or similar corrosive substance. The scheme aims to restore, to an extent the right to live with dignity for the woman/girl victims of acid attack.

Eligibility

- The applicant should be a resident of Haryana. - The applicant should be a woman/ girl. - The applicant should have suffered disfigurement of a part of her body or should have become disabled due to an attack by acid or a similar corrosive substance. - The acid attack should have happened on or after 2nd May 2011. - The applicant should have been residing in Haryana for at least 3 years since the acid attack.

Benefits

The Financial Assistance will be in the multiples of the monthly pension under the "Divyang Pension" scheme of the Govt. of Haryana: - 2.5 times the monthly Pension, if the Percentage of Disability is between 40% and 50%. - 3.5 times the monthly Pension, if the Percentage of Disability is between 51% and 60%. - 4.5 times the monthly Pension, if the Percentage of Disability is greater than 61%. *The Financial Assistance will become applicable from the month of application.

How to Apply

Where This Comes From

This scheme was sourced from myScheme, the Government of India's official Central+State scheme discovery portal, and reviewed by an editor before publishing. Use the button above to read the full details and apply directly on the official source.