Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
This topic of “Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)” is important from the perspective of the UPSC IAS Examination, which falls under General Studies Portion.
Introduction:
- Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS) is one of the five sub-schemes of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
- NSAP is a fully-funded Centrally Sponsored Scheme administered by the Ministry of Rural Development, targeting destitute persons
Ministry/Agency:
- Ministry of Rural Development
- National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)
Objectives:
- Provide social assistance benefits to poor households in the case of death, maternity, or old age of the breadwinner
- Ensure minimum national standards for social protection to beneficiaries across the country without interruption
- Ensure uniform social protection to the beneficiaries across the country
Benefits:
- Monthly pension of ₹ 200 to widows living Below Poverty Line aged between 40 to 59 years
Eligibility:
- Citizen of India
- Living Below Poverty Line
- Widow aged between 40 to 59 years
