1 | Objective of the scheme in brief: | To provide unemployment allowance to the unemployed candidates registered with employment offices. | |
2 | Eligibility Criteria/ who can apply | a) A candidate must pass 10th and must be between the age of 17 to 40 years. b) The annual family income of candidates must be less than Rs12000/- c) Candidate should not be a regular student and he must be unemployed. d) Candidates avail unemployment allowance according to as follow: For Blind, Deaf & Dumb impaired candidates: After first quarter from the date of registration. For Orthopedically Handicapped candidates: After one year from the date of registration. For Other category candidate: After 3 years from the date of registration. | |
3 | Benefits/ Assistance given | For Blind, Deaf and Dumb Persons:- Allowance a. For Matriculate/Under Graduate applicants: 450/- b. For Graduate/Post Graduate applicants: 600/- For Ortho-pedically Handicapped Persons:- a. For Matriculate/Under Graduate applicants: 225/- b. For Graduate/Post Graduate applicants: 300/- For all other category of Persons:- a. For Matriculate/Under Graduate applicants: 150/- b. For Graduate/Post Graduate applicants: 200/- | |
4 | List of document required to be submitted by the beneficiary (attach specimen formats as Annexure(s), wherever required: | a. Three specimen signatures, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer. b. Domicile certificate issued by a competent authority (This certificate is needed to be given by the residents of Punjab but living at Chandigarh.) c. An affidavit duly attested by a Magistrate/ Oath Commissioner in support of his/her claim for unemployment allowance. d. A medical certificate from Medical Officer of Government hospital/ dispensary (to be furnished duly by blind, deaf and dumb & ortho applicants registered with the special Employment Exchange for Physically Handicapped persons, Punjab Chandigarh) e. A certificate of being of Punjab origin ( to be furnished by blind, deaf and dumb & ortho applicants only) f. Three passport size photographs of the applicant, “duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.” | |
5 | How to apply/Procedure to submit application: |
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6 | Where to submit application | The application is to be submitted to the officer incharge of concerned employment office. | |
7 | Service delivery time-line: | The claim of Unemployment Allowance of the candidate forwarded to the concerned Treasury office and candidate. | |
8 | Whom to contact | The applicant may contact the concerned employment office. |