Our Correspondent
Kohima | April 10
Altogether, 535 beneficiaries from Nagaland were provided onetime financial assistance under National Family Benefit Scheme during 2021-2022.
This was stated in the Annual Administrative Report 2022-23 of the Department of Social Welfare, tabled in the recently concluded first session of the 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) in Kohima.
The Report stated that National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) is fully funded by the Ministry of Rural Development and is implemented through State Governments and UT Administrations.
In the event of death (Natural or Accidental) of the primary bread earner of families living below the poverty line, the bereaved families are assisted with a one-time financial assistance of Rs. 20,000.
For eligibility, financial assistance under the National Family Benefit or NFBS is available upon the fulfillment of the following criteria: the main breadwinner has to be a family member whose income constituted a major share of the family's total earnings, the death of such a bread-earner should have occurred while she/he is above 18 years of age and below 60 years of age, a woman in the family, who is a home maker, is also considered as a 'bread-winner' under this scheme.
