Andaman and Nicobar Islands Government Schemes

Health cards and medical camps, nutrition support, full educational support, and livelihood projects delivered to PVTG settlements by AAJVS field staff

Additional monthly scholarship for Scheduled Tribe students of the islands in higher education, with no income ceiling

One-time financial assistance covering medical investigation, treatment, medicines and transportation for Nicobari ST patients referred to mainland hospitals

Monthly additional scholarship for OBC island students in higher education anywhere in India

Rs 2,500 per month paid into the beneficiary's bank account

Rs 2,500 per month, payable for life, with no income ceiling

Rs 2,500 per month paid into the widow's bank account

Monthly old age pension of Rs 2,500 (age 60-79) or Rs 3,000 (age 80 and above)

An officially accepted bundle of proof of widowhood or destitution that the Andaman and Nicobar Directorate of Social Welfare treats as the basis for the Rs 2,500 monthly widow pension and destitute women allowance

Cashless treatment up to Rs 5 lakh per patient per illness, plus travel fare for the patient and one attendant

An official Andaman and Nicobar birth certificate registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, used for school admission, passport, Aadhaar, ration card and age proof

An official Andaman and Nicobar death certificate registered under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, accepted for bank and insurance claims, family pension, property mutation and legal heir applications

Cash incentives from Rs 5,000 to Rs 10,000 at birth, at Class VIII, X and XII, and at marriage

An official ST or OBC certificate recognised by the Andaman and Nicobar Administration for reservation in UT jobs, admissions and welfare schemes

An official record of every document registered against a property in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a chosen period, used by buyers, banks and heirs to check for mortgages, attachments and earlier transfers

An Income and Asset Certificate on the central proforma that lets you claim the 10% EWS reservation in central recruitment and in educational institutions, valid for the financial year named on it

An official certificate of annual family income signed by the Tehsildar, accepted across Andaman and Nicobar Administration departments

An official Form-F extract or Record of Rights from the Andaman and Nicobar Revenue Department showing the recorded holder, holding number, survey numbers, area and classification of land

An official Tehsildar-issued record of the surviving family members of a deceased islander, used for pension, service and departmental claims, with the District Court succession certificate covering bank deposits and securities

An official Andaman and Nicobar marriage certificate signed by the Additional District Magistrate and accepted as legal proof of marriage for passport, bank, insurance, pension and visa purposes

An official OBC certificate issued by the Tehsildar of your tehsil in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, used for reservation in admissions, recruitment and welfare schemes

An updated computerised Form-F record of rights showing you as the recorded holder of the land after a sale, inheritance or gift

An official Andaman and Nicobar Administration certificate confirming that the holder is a senior citizen, used to establish age for welfare schemes and age-based concessions in the islands

An official character verification certificate issued by the Andaman and Nicobar Police after verification of your antecedents, accepted for jobs, passports, visas, licences and tenders

Rs 1,00,000 on natural death, Rs 2,00,000 on accidental death during employment, plus Rs 5,000 funeral assistance

Rs 300 to Rs 2,000 per month depending on the class or course

Rs 20,000 towards the marriage of the worker or of up to two dependent children

One-time maternity assistance of Rs 20,000 for registered women workers, Rs 10,000 for eligible registered male workers

Rs 1,000 per month pension after age 55

A registration certificate under the A&N Islands Shops and Commercial Establishment Regulation 2004 that lets a shop, office, hotel, restaurant or commercial establishment trade legally in the islands, and that banks, GST officers and licensing authorities accept as proof of a genuine business

Tool kits worth up to Rs 10,000 after completing an ITI or VTC trade course

A registration certificate under the A&N Islands Shops and Commercial Establishment Regulation, 2004 that lawfully authorises you to run a shop or commercial establishment in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

An official Local or Residence Certificate of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, signed by the Tehsildar, used to prove island residence for jobs, admissions and scheme eligibility

40 per cent subsidy up to Rs 48,000 on a marine engine, fishing gear and propeller, and 60 per cent up to Rs 72,000 for ST, SC and women applicants

50 per cent subsidy on the approved unit cost of a new fishing boat for general fishers, 75 per cent for Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries

50 per cent subsidy on essential fishing inputs for non-tribal fishers and 75 per cent for tribal fishers, with per-boat ceilings

A registered sale deed that transfers legal title to land or a building in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and is entered permanently in the Sub-Registrar's register

An NFSA ration card recognised across India under One Nation One Ration Card, entitling the household to subsidised foodgrain from one of the 450 fair price shops in the islands

Cash reimbursement of the cost of a school stationery kit for students of Andaman and Nicobar government schools

Reimbursement of the mess or boarding bill paid by an Andaman and Nicobar student studying at an institution on the Indian mainland