a) Under this Scheme, Financial Assistance is granted to the children below the age of 21 years, whose mother/father or both have passed away or parents regularly absent from home or have become physically /mentally incapacitated to look after the family. Total annual Income should not be more than Rs. 60,000/- including business or rental or interest income.
b) Under the Financial Assistance to Dependent Children, in the event of death of mother-father/guardian nomination will be made by the sanctioned authority /SDM of near relative as guardian/ successor and on the old application form and old P.L.A. number, new nominated guardian/successor will be approved by the sanctioning officer and financial assistance will be continued without any break to the nominated guardian/ successor.