Yashwantrao Chavan Mukta Vasahat Yojana for VJNTs

Scheme Category

Social welfare & Empowerment,Housing & Shelter,Transport & Infrastructure,Shelter,Financial assistance,Citizen empowerment,Housing,Shelter, integrated support and assistance,Infrastructure

Target Beneficiaries

Individual

Brief Description

The scheme "Yashwantrao Chavan Mukta Vasahat Yojana for VJNTs," was launched by the Dept of Social Justice & Special Assistance, Govt of Maharashtra. Each VJNT family will receive a plot of land measuring 5 gunthas (approximately 500 square meters or about 5,382 square feet).

Benefit Type

Composite

Eligibility Criteria

1. The family of the applicant should be residing in Maharashtra. 1. The family of the applicant should belong to the original VJNT (Vimukta Jati and Nomadic Tribes) category. 1. The family of the applicant should not be having their own house. 1. The family of the applicant should be residing in a tent house or hut. 1. The family of the applicant should be landless. 1. The family of the applicant should be residing in one place for at least six months and, for the remaining months, should be wandering from village to village for livelihood. 1. The annual income of the family of the applicant should be less than ₹1,00,000/-. 1. The family of the applicant should not have availed of the benefits of any other housing scheme such as Gharkul etc. 1. The benefit of this scheme will be given to one member only of the eligible family. Priority shall be given to families living in tents, with no earning hand widows, divorcees, handicapped and flood-affected persons.

Application Mode

Offline

Application Process

Step 1: The interested applicant should visit the <nis:link nis:type=webUrl nis:id=slugId nis:text="Office of the Assistant Commissioner of Social Welfare" nis:value=https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in/en/contacts nis:enabled=true/> of their district and request a prescribed format of the application form from the concerned staff. 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). Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents, to the concerned staff at the Office. Implementation - For implementation, a committee headed by the Collector of the concerned district level and a committee headed by the Sub Divisional Officer for the Tahasil level is constituted. - Selection of land, selection of beneficiaries, building the houses on the land by making layout and making of infrastructure, to creating self-employment by giving benefits of various Government schemes are the main tasks of these Committees.

Required Documents

• Identity Proof (Aadhaar Card, Voter Card, etc.)
• Passport-size Photograph
• VJNT Category Certificate
• Domicile Certificate / Address Proof
• Bank Account Details
• Income Certificate, issued by an authorized Government Officer
• A declaration, stating that the family is landless