Scheme to Grant Monthly Financial Assistance to the Persons Engaged in Traditional Occupations/Businesses including Motorcycle Pilots

• Monthly financial assistance of ₹1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only) shall be provided by the Government to the eligible persons.
• The financial assistance sanctioned under the Scheme shall be released in the Saving Bank Account of the beneficiaries through Electronic Clearance System (ECS).

• The applicant must be of Goan Origin.
• The family income of the applicant from all sources must not exceed ₹1,50,000/- per annum.
• The applicant must not be less than 50 years of age.
• The applicant should be engaged in the traditional occupations/businesses/motor-cycle pilot activities for at least 10 (ten) years before applying for financial assistance under this Scheme.
• The applicant must still be continuing the traditional business/occupation including motorcycle pilot activity.
• The applicant must be declared medically unfit to carry out such activity.
• The applicant must not be a beneficiary availing financial assistance under Dayanand Social Security Scheme/Kala Sanman Scheme or under any other similar scheme of the Government where monthly allowance is paid in any name/form.

*Beneficiaries availing financial assistance under Griha Adhar Scheme shall be entitled for availing benefits under this Scheme subject to fulfillment of eligibility conditions laid under this Scheme.

Criteria Regarding Proof of Activity

• The applicant having valid registration certificates from the competent authority of the traditional business activities being carried by him may apply under the Scheme.
• In case the applicant is unable to submit documentary evidence from the concerned authorities regarding his/her traditional business activity, then he/she may submit an affidavit sworn before Executive Magistrate or Notary Public stating his/her nature of traditional activities being carried and since when, etc.

Beneficiaries availing financial assistance under Dayanand Social Security Scheme/Kala Sanman Scheme or under any other similar scheme of the Government where monthly allowance is paid in any name/form shall not be eligible for claim of financial assistance under this Scheme.

Offline

Step 1: The interested applicant should take a printout of the prescribed format of the application form. Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required). Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the Block Development Officer (B.D.O.) of the respective Taluka.

Post-Application Processes

Step 1: Verification by the Block Development Officer

• The concerned Block Development Officer (B.D.O.) shall verify the details provided by the applicant through the Field Assistant attached to the BDO's office or any other employee working under the BDO’s control.
• The BDO must then forward the eligible applications, along with a recommendation for sanction, to the Director of Social Welfare.

Step 2: Scrutiny and Sanctioning

• The Director of Social Welfare shall conduct a detailed scrutiny of the eligible applications received from the BDOs.
• After scrutiny, the Director places the applications before the Sanctioning Committee, which is composed of the Minister for Social Welfare (Chairperson), an expert person having knowledge of traditional occupation/businesses (Member), and the Director of Social Welfare (Member Secretary).

Disbursement of Financial Assistance

The sanctioned financial assistance shall be disbursed to the beneficiaries in their Saving Bank Account. The payment is processed monthly using the Electronic Clearance System (ECS).

The “Scheme to Grant Monthly Financial Assistance to the Persons Engaged in Traditional Occupations/Businesses including Motorcycle Pilots” was launched by the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa. The scheme aims to provide Social Security and Financial Support for healthy living to the persons engaged in occupations/businesses who earn their livelihood and continue to do so even today through traditional occupations/businesses including motorcycle pilots. The applications for this scheme are accepted through the Block Development Officer (B.D.O.) of the respective Taluka in the prescribed Form in Annexure-I.