Silicosis Financial Assistance Scheme

What is Silicosis Financial Assistance Scheme?

The scheme aims to provide financial assistance to heirs of workers engaged in Akik occupation who died due to silicosis disease. It benefits the families of deceased workers with monetary compensation of ₹1,00,000/- as support for occupational disease-related deaths.

Benefit

**Financial Assistance:** ₹1,00,000/- (one lakh rupees) per case. **Purpose:** Financial assistance to heirs of deceased workers who died due to silicosis. **Nature:** One-time payment as compensation.

Level

State — Gujarat

Ministry / Dept.

Labour and Employment Department

Benefit type

cash

Key eligibility

- The applicant must be the legal heir of a deceased person who was engaged in Akik occupation. - The applicant must be the heir of a self-reliant person who carried on occupation of Akik in Gujarat state. - The applicant must be the heir of a person who died due to serious disease of silicosis. - T

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Benefits

**Financial Assistance:** ₹1,00,000/- (one lakh rupees) per case. **Purpose:** Financial assistance to heirs of deceased workers who died due to silicosis. **Nature:** One-time payment as compensation.

Eligibility

Documents Required

How to Apply

1. Step 1: Offline application — step 1

   Step 1: The interested applicant should visit the Office of the Government Labour Officer, and request the hard copy of the prescribed format of the application form from the staff exclusively entrusted to issue and collect filled-in applications.

2. Step 2: Offline application — step 2

   Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

3. Step 3: Offline application — step 3

   Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents, within the prescribed period (if any), to the authority given below -

4. Step 4: Offline application — step 4

   Office of the Government Labour Officer (Rural) in the case of worker living in rural area.

5. Step 5: Offline application — step 5

   Office of the Government Labour Officer (Industry) in the case of worker living in urban area.

6. Step 6: Offline application — step 6

   Step 4: Request a receipt or acknowledgement from the concerned authority to whom the application has been submitted. Ensure that the receipt contains essential details such as the date and time of submission, and a unique identification number (if applicable).

7. Step 7: Offline application — step 7

   Step 5: The concerned authorities will verify the submitted documents and establish the eligibility of the applicant as legal heir and confirm the occupational nature of silicosis disease.

8. Step 8: Offline application — step 8

   Step 6: The board will assess the case to confirm that the deceased was engaged in Akik occupation and that the death was due to silicosis disease as per medical evidence.

9. Step 9: Offline application — step 9

   Step 7: Upon successful verification and assessment, the case will be processed for approval and financial sanction by the competent authority.

Sources & References

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