Ex-Gratia Grant for Clothes, Utensils, and Household Items to Disaster-Affected Families

What is Ex-Gratia Grant for Clothes, Utensils, and Household Items to Disaster-Affected Families?

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to disaster-affected families for clothes, utensils, or household items in cases where their house has been washed away, completely or substantially damaged due to a natural calamity, or affected by waterlogging for a period of more than two days.

Benefit

Under this scheme, an ex-gratia grant of ₹2,500/- per family is provided for damage to clothes, and an additional ex-gratia grant of ₹2,500/- per family is provided for damage to utensils or household items.

Level

State — Uttarakhand

Ministry / Dept.

Department Of Disaster Management

Benefit type

cash

Key eligibility

1. The beneficiary must be a disaster-affected family from Uttarakhand whose house has been affected by a natural disaster.

Last verified

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Benefits

Under this scheme, an ex-gratia grant of ₹2,500/- per family is provided for damage to clothes, and an additional ex-gratia grant of ₹2,500/- per family is provided for damage to utensils or household items.

Eligibility

Documents Required

How to Apply

1. Step 1: Offline application — step 1

   Information about the disaster and the resulting damage is received from various sources. The concerned Patwari verifies the damage and records it in the P-20 form. The Patwari’s report is subsequently verified by the Tehsildar and the Sub-Divisional Magistrate. Approval is then obtained from the District Magistrate. Once the District Magistrate’s approval is received, relief funds are disbursed to the concerned beneficiaries at the Tehsil level.

Sources & References

• Official scheme website ↗
• Source record ↗
• Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.