What this scheme offers
This scheme is the remarriage companion to Gujarat's widow pension. A widow who already receives the Ganga Swaroopa pension and decides to remarry is given a one-time ₹50,000: ₹25,000 is transferred to her savings account through the district office, and the other ₹25,000 is issued as National Savings Certificates so that part of it stays as long-term savings. The applicant must be between 18 and 50 years old, and the application has to be made in the prescribed format within six months of the date of remarriage — a deadline that is easy to miss. Because it builds on the pension, the sanction order of the Ganga Swaroopa pension is the key document.
Who is eligible
- She must be a current beneficiary of the Ganga Swaroopa Arthik Sahay (widow pension) scheme in Gujarat.
- Aged between 18 and 50 years.
- She must have remarried, and the marriage must be registered.
- The application must be made within six months of the date of remarriage.
- Total assistance is ₹50,000, paid half as DBT and half as National Savings Certificates.
Documents required
- Sanction order (sahay hukam) of the Ganga Swaroopa Arthik Sahay Yojana
- Certificate of registration of the remarriage
- Aadhaar card
- Bank account details of the applicant
- Passport-size photographs
How to apply
- Collect the prescribed application form from your Taluka Mamlatdar office, or download it from wcd.gujarat.gov.in.
- Fill it in and attach the pension sanction order and the remarriage registration certificate.
- Submit it within six months of the remarriage.
- The district office verifies the case and sanctions the assistance.
- ₹25,000 is credited to your savings account by DBT and National Savings Certificates worth ₹25,000 are issued.