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RMEWF-Financial Assistance for Education of Children/Widows of ESM

  • Background

    Education is an area that is important for the progress and development for any nation. However, poverty acts as an impediment for those who require it the most. A small help in terms of financial assistance helps ameliorate this barrier. This scheme to provide financial assistance to ESM and their widows for helping them in educating their wards was started in 1981 with an amount of Rs 15/- per child per month for a maximum of three children up to Class XII. This scheme was last revised in Oct 2011 into a monthly grant of Rs 1000/- per month per child (for maximum two children) up to graduation and also for widows to pursue Post Graduation degree.

    Present Scheme

    At present, the financial assistance is provided @ Rs.1000/- per month per head of eligible ESM and their widows, for the previous academic year, payable in one instalment in a financial year. This is applicable for classes 1 to 12 of school and undergraduate classes of a degree college. This grant is also admissible to widows who wish to pursue 2-year post graduate degree. This grant is not applicable for any of the professional or technical courses/degrees. The assistance is limited to two dependent children of ESM, up to the ranks of Havildar in the Army and equivalent in the Navy and Air Force and to their widows for post graduation degree course.

    Number of Beneficiaries and Amount Disbursed

    The number of beneficiaries and the amount disbursed during last three years under the above scheme is as under:-

    Financial Year No of beneficiaries Total Amount Disbursed in Rs
    2019-20 17550 309264000
    2020-21 16409 285528000
    2021-22 161043 2859612000

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