Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana (National Family Assistance Scheme), Madhya Pradesh

What is Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana in Madhya Pradesh?

Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana, listed in English as the National Family Assistance Scheme, is the Madhya Pradesh implementation of the family benefit component of the National Social Assistance Programme. In Madhya Pradesh the scheme is administered by the Social Justice and Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Department, and its entitlement record is published on the state CM Helpline scheme dashboard.

According to that record, the scheme's purpose is to give immediate financial help to a family living below the poverty line when the member who mainly supported it dies. The grant is Rs 20,000, paid once, and it is meant to carry the household through the first weeks after the death, funeral costs, outstanding debts, and the gap before anyone else in the family starts earning.

Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana is not a pension. Families looking for a recurring monthly payment after a bereavement should look separately at the state's social security pension schemes, such as the widow pension available through pension.samagra.gov.in, which can run alongside this one-time grant.

Key features

• One-time grant of Rs 20,000 into the applicant's bank account.
• Applies in both rural and urban areas of Madhya Pradesh.
• Covers natural as well as unnatural death of the primary earner.
• Free to apply, with a published timeline of 30 working days.
• Rejection must be given in writing, with a defined appeal authority.

Who is eligible for Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana?

Your family can claim if:

• The deceased was the primary earning member of the household. The person whose income mainly ran the family.
• The deceased was aged between 18 and 60 years on the date of death.
• The family satisfies the below-poverty-line criteria defined by the government of Madhya Pradesh.
• The family is resident in Madhya Pradesh, in either a rural or an urban area.
• A registered death certificate is available.

Your family is not eligible if:

• The household does not fall below the poverty line by the state's criteria. This scheme is targeted specifically at BPL families and there is no above-poverty-line variant of it.
• The deceased was under 18 or over 60 years old. The death of an elderly parent drawing a pension, or of a child, does not qualify however severe the loss.
• The person who died was not the primary earning member, for example a dependent family member in a household where someone else continues to earn.
• No registered death certificate can be produced, so the death cannot be established on record.
• The claim is a duplicate, the same death cannot yield the grant twice, even if two relatives apply separately.

Households of registered construction workers should note that the Madhya Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board runs a separate and much larger death benefit; Rs 2 lakh on natural death and Rs 4 lakh on accidental death, plus Rs 6,000 funeral assistance. That claim is filed with the Labour Department and depends on the worker's registration card, not on the poverty line.

What documents are required?

The state entitlement record specifically names the age certificate, the death certificate and, in accidental cases, the FIR. The remaining documents are the standard Madhya Pradesh set needed to identify the family and pay it electronically.

How to apply for Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana

1. Register the death with your gram panchayat, nagar palika or municipal corporation and collect the death certificate. Ask for two or three certified copies at the same time, because several schemes need one each.
2. Lodge an FIR at the police station if the death was accidental or otherwise unnatural, and keep a copy of it with the file.
3. Obtain the application form for Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana from the gram panchayat secretary, the ward office, or a Lok Seva Kendra (public service centre).
4. Fill in the form with the deceased's name, age, date and cause of death, the family's Samagra ID, and the surviving applicant's bank account details.
5. Attach the documents — death certificate, age proof, BPL record, FIR where applicable, Samagra ID, Aadhaar and bank passbook copy.
6. Submit the application to the designated officer or at a Lok Seva Kendra. The state entitlement record confirms that the officer then forwards it to the gram panchayat in rural areas or to the urban local body in towns and cities for verification.
7. Collect the dated acknowledgement and note the application number printed on it.
8. Expect a decision in 30 working days. Once sanctioned, Rs 20,000 is transferred to the applicant's bank account. If it is rejected, the reason must be given to you in writing.

How do I check my application status?

The claim is tracked by the application number on your acknowledgement receipt. The practical routes are:

1. Take the acknowledgement receipt back to the Lok Seva Kendra where you applied and ask the operator to look up the number.
2. Ask the gram panchayat secretary or ward officer whether the verification has been completed and the file forwarded.
3. Visit the district Social Justice office, which holds the sanction record for the district.
4. Call the CM Helpline on 181, quote the application number, and register a complaint if the 30 working days have passed with no decision.

Why are applications rejected, and how do I fix it?

• Age of the deceased outside the 18–60 band. Verify against the record used as age proof; if Aadhaar and the school certificate disagree, submit the one that matches the official birth record.
• BPL status not established. The family's ration card category or BPL entry in the Samagra database must show below poverty line. Get the Samagra record corrected at the panchayat or ward office before reapplying.
• The deceased was not accepted as the primary earner. Supporting evidence, a labour card, employer letter or the panchayat's verification note, helps here.
• No FIR in an unnatural death case, so the department cannot record the cause of death.
• Bank account details wrong or the account dormant, so the transfer fails even after sanction. Reconfirm the IFSC and account number and make sure the account is Aadhaar-seeded.
• Samagra ID mismatch between the deceased and the surviving family, which breaks the link between the death and the household.

A rejection is not final. The state entitlement record fixes the appeal authority as the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) in rural areas, and the Collector or Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) in urban areas.

What are the key points to remember?

Rashtriya Parivar Sahayata Yojana is deliberately narrow: one payment, Rs 20,000, for BPL families that lose an earner aged 18 to 60. Its value is speed to 30 working days is short by the standards of most welfare claims, and the fact that it costs nothing to apply.

Apply early. The death certificate is the bottleneck for most families, and the sooner it is obtained the sooner the 30-day clock starts. Do not pay anyone to "get the file passed"; the application is free and the sanction happens at the panchayat, urban body and district office level, all of which are answerable to the CM Helpline on 181.

Where do I get help?

• Madhya Pradesh CM Helpline: 181, for stalled applications and complaints.
• Directorate of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare, Bhopal: 0755-2556916, email dir.socialjustice@mp.gov.in.
• District Social Justice Officer in your district collectorate.
• Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) or the Collector, as the appeal authority against a rejection.