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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT

(G.O. Ms. No. 01/2023-WCD(SW-IV)/203,

Puducherry, dated 13th January 2023)

NOTIFICATION

The Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is pleased to make the

following rules to provide the Grant of Monthly Financial Assistance to

Women who are Heads of Families Living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in

the Union territory of Puducherry, namely:-

“Grant of Monthly Financial Assistance to Women who are

Heads of Families Living Below Poverty Line (BPL) Rules, 2023”

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2. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department

vide their U.O.No. 21257/FC/FD/F5/A2/2022-23, dated 12-01-2023.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

P. MUTHU MEENA,

Under Secretary to Government

(Women and Child Development).

GRANT OF MONTHLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO

WOMEN WHO ARE HEADS OF FAMILIES LIVING

BELOW POVERTY LINE (BPL) RULES, 2023.

1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) These rules may

be called the Grant of Monthly Financial Assistance to Women who are

Heads of Families Living Below Poverty Line (BPL) Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall apply to the whole of the Union territory of

Puducherry.

(3) It shall come into force from the date of its notification in

the Official Gazette.

2. Object.— The object of the Scheme is to provide Monthly

Financial Assistance to Women Heads of Families Living Below Poverty

Line category so that women get a financial support and access to

financial services such as credit sources, saving services, insurances,

etc., and can narrow gender gaps in poverty rates, enhance women's

access to personal income and provide a lifeline for families.

3. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise

requires,–

(a) “Appellate Authority” mean, the Secretary to Government

in-charge of the Department;

(b) “Department” means, the Department of Women and Child

Development, Government of Puducherry, implementing the Scheme of

Grant of Monthly Financial Assistance to Women Heads of Families

under BPL category;

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(c) “Woman” means, a woman being the Head of a Family

between the age group 21 and 55 years belonging to a Below Poverty

Line category Family Ration Card, but, does not include Woman availing

any other monthly financial assistance or benefits from other Welfare

Schemes implemented by various Government Departments now and then

or from any other sources which are fully or partly funded by the Central

or State Government;

(d) “Below Poverty Line” mean, a family who have been issued

with Below Poverty Line (BPL) Category Family Ration Card by the

Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Government of

Puducherry;

(e) “Head of Family” means, a woman in the BPL Family Ration

Card with the elder age within the age group from 21 to 55 years;

(f) “Director” means, the Director of Women and Child

Development, Department of Women and Child Development,

Government of Puducherry;

(g) “Government” means, the Administrator of the Union

territory of Puducherry appointed by the President under Article 239 of

the Constitution of India;

(h) “Union Territory” means, the Union territory of Puducherry;

(i) “Assistance” means, the financial assistance sanctioned

under these rules;

(j) “Sanctioning Authority” means, the Director of Women and

Child Development for grant of assistance;

4. Eligibility.— (1) The following shall be the eligibility conditions

for grant of financial assistance under these rules,–

(a) A woman shall be a resident of the Union territory of

Puducherry continuously for the past five years.

(b) She shall be the Head of a BPL Family Ration Card between

the age group 21 and 55 years.

(c) She shall not receive any other financial assistance from any

other sources, which are fully or partly funded by the Central or

State Government.

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(d) She shall not be an inmate of an institution or a home where

free boarding and lodging is provided.

(2) When two or more women are enrolled in a BPL Family Ration

Card, one woman Head of the particular BPL family at the elder age

within the age group from 21 to 55 years shall be eligible for grant of

financial assistance.

Provided in cases that a woman of other State included in the

BPL Family Ration Card of Union territory of Puducherry, as Head of

the Family and she shall be eligible only after five years of continuous

resident in the Union territory of Puducherry from the date of inclusion

of her name in the BPL Family Ration Card issued by the Department of

Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry.

5. Receipt and verification of BPL data.— (1) The Department of

Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry, shall provide the data

of addition/deletion/modification of woman Head of a BPL family

between the age group 21 and 55 years with Aadhaar number on monthly

basis. Following which, the Implementing Department shall make

necessary updation in the database, before making payment through

Direct Benefit Transfer.

Provided that based on the projected population in the Union

territory of Puducherry, the women eligible under the above Scheme shall

vary every month and the number of eligible beneficiaries shall not be

fixed and the financial implication shall also be vary from month to

month.

(2) Even after such verification, if, the Director has a genuine

doubt as to the woman's age/economic condition, he/she may conduct

proper field level enquiry by all available channels.

6. Quantum of assistance.— The quantum of assistance shall be

` 1,000 (Rupees one thousand only) per mensem per woman Head of a

BPL family, which shall be subject to enhancement by the Government

from time to time.

7. Mode of payment.— (1) The monthly financial assistance shall

be made through Direct Benefit Transfer directly into the Aadhaar linked

Bank Account of the woman Head of a BPL family. The assistance shall

become due for payment only on the expiry of the month to which it

relates.

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(2) The reconciliation statement shall be obtained from the

sponsor Bank to ensure proper payment.

8. Stoppage and revival of grant.— (1) If, the grant has been

sanctioned on mistaken grounds or on the strength of the particulars

furnished by the woman in her application at Department of Civil

Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry, which is proved to be false

and untrue later or there is any material change in the condition of the

woman which makes her ineligible for further payment, the grant shall

be stopped forthwith.

(2) In case, grant has been sanctioned on the basis of wrong/

false information given by the woman at the Department of Civil Supplies

and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry, the entire amount paid to her from

the date of sanction is liable to be recovered. The individual is also liable

to be prosecuted for furnishing wrong/false information deliberately.

(3) Before reviving the grant stopped under rule (1) above, the

beneficiary shall submit proper justification before the Director,

Department of Women and Child Development, Puducherry and a report

in this regard shall be obtained from him/her, in which case also no

arrears of payment shall be allowed.

(4) The Director shall be the Competent Authority to order

stoppage and revival of payment under these rules.

Provided in case of stoppage, the beneficiary shall be informed

the reason(s) for such stoppage.

9. Death of the Woman Head of Family.— In the case of death of

the Woman Head of Family, the amount of financial assistance due to

the woman head of family till the date of death, but, remains unpaid shall

lapse. No person shall claim the unpaid amount of financial assistance,

as the heir to the deceased Woman Head of Family.

10. Powers of the Director.— (1) The Director shall be the over

all in-charge for implementing the Scheme in all the four regions of the

Union territory of Puducherry.

(2) The Director shall be competent to order stoppage and

revival of payment for any other reasons other than those mentioned

under rule 8 above. The reasons for such stoppage or revival shall be

recorded in writing.

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11. Appeal.— Any person, aggrieved by any decision of the

Director may prefer appeal to the appellate authority within thirty days

from the date of the receipt of such decision.

12. Interpretation.— If, any doubt arises as to the interpretation

of these rules, the same shall be referred to Secretary to Government,

in-charge of the Department for decision, which shall be the final.

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