The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently able unemployed persons with 40% disability or more in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently able unemployed persons with 40% disability or more in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The scheme “The Andaman & Nicobar Islands Disability Allowance Scheme” is implemented by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to provide financial assistance to the differently able unemployed persons with 40% disability or more in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
1. The quantum of Disability Allowance shall be ₹2500/- per month subject to eligibility.
1. The financial assistance sanction shall be payable to a disabled person till his/her death subject to the conditions.
1. Disability allowance shall become payable from the month following the one in which it is sanctioned.
Note: Assistance shall be stopped on the death of the disabled person, if the disabled person dies, before receiving assistance for a particular period, the same shall lapse.
> Mode of Payment:
Payment of allowance shall be made through Bank Account on a monthly basis.
Step 1: Offline — Step 01
The application form shall be available free of cost at the Directorate of Social Welfare, Port Blair, and the sub-divisional offices of CDPOs. The application form can also be downloaded from the official website.
Step 2: Offline — Step 02
Application for "Financial Assistance" shall be submitted in the prescribed format in the offices of the concerned Child Development Project Officers located at Port Blair, Ferrargunj, Rangat, Diglipur, and Car Nicobar. > Verification: The Application for sanction of allowance under the scheme shall be verified by the Mukhya Sevikas with a counter signature or the CDPO concerned and forwarded to the Director (Social Welfare) for sanction. > Change of Address/Employment Status: It shall be obligatory for the person receiving assistance to inform about the change of address/employment status, if any, to the Director of Social Welfare within days of such change.
The objective of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently able unemployed persons with 40% disability or more in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
What are the benefits offered under the scheme?
The financial assistance is provided until the death of the disabled person.
If the disabled person dies before receiving assistance for a particular period, the assistance for that period lapses.
The Disability Allowance becomes payable from the month following the one in which it is sanctioned.
The allowance is paid through the beneficiary's Bank Account on a monthly basis.
Permanent residents of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands or those who have resided in the UT for more than 10 years are eligible. Additionally, individuals aged 01 month or more with 40% and above disability are eligible, with no income ceiling to avail the allowance.
The assistance can be canceled if it was sanctioned based on mistaken grounds or false information, or if the conditions for which it was granted no longer exist. Assistance will also cease if the beneficiary gains employment.
The Director (Social Welfare) has the authority to cancel the sanction of assistance.
The application is verified by the Mukhya Sevikas with counter signature or the CDPO concerned before being forwarded to the Director (Social Welfare) for sanction.
Beneficiaries must inform the Director of Social Welfare within days of any change in address or employment status.
Application for "Financial Assistance" shall be submitted in the prescribed format in the offices of the concerned Child Development Project Officers located at Port Blair, Ferrargunj, Rangat, Diglipur and Car Nicobar.
Yes, the disability certificate must be renewed every five years.
No, individuals must have a disability of 40% or more to qualify for the scheme.
There is no upper age limit for beneficiaries to avail of the Disability Allowance.
Applications are accepted only on the official government portal.
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