Widows in Goa to get ₹4,000 monthly aid as government combines two women-centric welfare schemes
Addressing a press conference in the presence of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Social Welfare Minister Subhash Phal Desai said, "So far, eligible candidates had to apply with the Social Welfare Department for the Griha Aadhar scheme to get ₹1,500 per month, while another application had to be submitted to the State Women and Child Welfare Department for the monthly aid of ₹2,500 as a widow."
"But both these schemes have now been brought under the social welfare department, and the eligible widow will now get ₹4,000 per month," he said.
The eligible beneficiary does not need to apply to the women and child welfare department to cancel her name from its scheme as the social welfare department will ask it to delete their names, he said.
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