Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS)
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
