Puducherry Government Schemes

Rs 1,500 per month while a registered construction worker is unfit for work after a fracture

Rs 2,25,000 from the Welfare Board plus Rs 2,00,000 LIC cover on accidental death

Merit cash award for a registered worker's ward placed in the top three ranks at state or regional level

Rs 500 Deepavali cash gift each year to enrolled unorganised workers

One-time disability benefit of Rs 75,000 to registered construction workers with total disablement

Rs 2,000 a year to every enrolled construction worker for the Diwali festival

Rs 7,000 to the nominee or dependant of a deceased registered construction worker

Rs 7,000 to the nominee or dependants of a deceased registered unorganised worker for funeral expenses

One-time assistance of up to Rs 1,00,000 for professional courses and annual assistance of Rs 2,000 to Rs 4,000 for other courses

A Welfare Board beneficiary identity card that opens access to the Board's medical, maternity, marriage, education, disablement, accident, funeral and death benefits for construction workers in Puducherry

Rs 7,000 marriage assistance per marriage, for up to two children of a registered construction worker

Rs 5,000 maternity benefit to a registered woman construction worker or to the wife of a registered male worker

Rs 500 for the first 5 days of hospitalisation plus Rs 50 per additional day, capped at Rs 1,500

Rs 250 on a medical termination of pregnancy, payable on up to two occasions

Rs 70,000 to the nominee from the Board, apart from Rs 70,000 through LIC cover

Full refund of the subscription paid by a deceased registered construction worker to the nominee or legal heir

Rs 2,000 relief by DBT to each registered construction worker on the Board's live register

A registration certificate for a shop or commercial establishment issued by the Puducherry Labour Department, accepted by banks, GST officers and municipal authorities as proof that the business is lawfully on the government register

Skill training provided free of cost to construction workers registered as beneficiaries of the Board

Medical assistance up to Rs 2,00,000 for specialised treatment in tie-up hospitals, on a Health Department referral

Rs 7,500 or Rs 9,000 monthly stipend plus full course fee, accommodation and to-and-fro train fare

Rs 7,500 per month stipend plus full course fee, accommodation and to-and-fro second-class train fare

Course fee as prescribed by the institution, Rs 2,500 per month stipend, Rs 500 per month accommodation charges and to-and-fro second class berth train fare

50 per cent reimbursement of energy or water audit fees, capped at Rs 25,000

50% of patent expenditure reimbursed, up to Rs 2 lakh for a domestic patent and Rs 5 lakh for an international patent

50 per cent grant for acquisition of technology for a specific product or process, capped at Rs 10 lakh

5 percentage points of extra capital investment subsidy on the existing rates for industrial units located in the Karaikal region

40% subsidy up to Rs 40 lakh for micro and small enterprises, 35% up to Rs 35 lakh for medium and large, and 45% up to Rs 75 lakh for women, SC and ST entrepreneurs

20% subsidy on investment in plant and machinery, up to Rs 20,00,000, for new IT and ITES units

25% capital investment subsidy on land, building, plant and machinery, up to Rs 25 lakh, for micro and small manufacturing enterprises

Capital investment subsidy at 25 per cent of investment in land, building, plant and machinery, up to Rs 25 lakh

35% subsidy on plant and machinery up to Rs 30 lakh for micro and small units, 20% up to Rs 20 lakh for medium and large units

Term loan of up to 70 per cent of the cost of a new car for personal use by Puducherry government and government undertaking employees

Rs 150 per head per day during the exhibition, free stall, to-and-fro second sleeper class train fare and actual goods transport charges

Rs 3,000 per month remuneration plus Rs 1,000 per month accommodation, train fare and full course fee

Rs 1,500 monthly training stipend, raw material subsidy up to Rs 5 lakh a year per unit, and grant support for coir societies

Training stipend, old-age pension, exhibition allowance, insurance cover and society grants for Puducherry artisans

Monthly stipend of Rs 4,500, Rs 7,500 or Rs 9,000 during 6-month to one-year skill training

Wage subsidy of 20% of wages or salary, capped at Rs 5,00,000 per annum, for PF-covered workers

Wage subsidy of 20% of wages or salary, up to Rs 5 lakh per annum, for five years from the date of commencement of production

Free one-week entrepreneurship training for prospective entrepreneurs, with the full cost of training met by the scheme

Free entrepreneurship training to start a coir unit, plus awareness programmes on modern technology and state incentives for existing coir industries

Need-based equipment loan of up to Rs 90,00,000 for a proven SSI unit

To-and-fro AC 3-tier train fare, daily allowance of Rs 1,000 / Rs 600 / Rs 400 per craftsperson by location, plus stall rent, interior decoration and transport of goods

Fully paid study tour to coir units in other states plus Rs 150 per person per day as daily allowance

Term loan for buying a battery operated vehicle with a 10% promoter's contribution, plus an investment subsidy of Rs 80,000 from MNRE for companies and societies

Term loan of Rs 5 lakh and above to buy existing land, building and machinery, repayable in 5 years including a 1-year moratorium

Term loan of up to Rs 250 lakh for setting up cold storage facilities, repayable over 8 years including a 2-year moratorium

The entire expenditure of acquiring suitable building or premises and providing infrastructure facilities for a sales emporium is borne under the scheme

Loan of up to Rs 1,00,000 for worktables, furniture and shop equipment

50% subsidy on the cost of a generator set, capped at Rs 5 lakh per industrial unit

50 per cent subsidy on purchase and installation of a generator, capped at Rs 5 lakh per annum per unit

75 per cent of actual cost of SME cluster promotion, capped at Rs 3 lakh per unit in the cluster

25 per cent margin money on the sanctioned loan, restricted to Rs 25 lakh for a Rs 1 crore project, released to the bank

25% of the loan amount, restricted to Rs 50,000, released to the bank as margin money on behalf of the entrepreneur

Grant of Rs 2 lakh per year for five years for administrative and developmental expenses of a coir cluster, society or agency

Rs 10 lakh a year to PUDUMAI Handicrafts Artisans Society for conducting exhibitions, and Rs 2 lakh a year for five years to other registered handicrafts societies

Rs 2 lakh per annum for five years towards administrative and marketing expenses of a silk weavers' society, cluster or agency

Subsidy of 15 per cent on the annual procurement of coir raw materials, capped at Rs 5 lakh per unit per year

Cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a citation for industries that are green and eco-friendly to DSTE standards

One year of on-the-job training with a stipend of Rs 4,500 to Rs 9,000 per month

30 per cent subsidy on investment in an IT/ITES building of 50,000 sq ft or more, capped at Rs 1 crore

25% subsidy on building investment, up to Rs 1,00,00,000, for IT and bio-technology industrial buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more

Cash award of Rs 2,00,000 and a citation for a patented product or process innovation

Life insurance cover for Puducherry handicraft artisans with the premium paid under the scheme

25 per cent of annual interest paid, up to Rs 5 lakh per year, for 5 to 7 years from commencement of commercial production

25 per cent of annual interest paid for five years, up to Rs 75,000 or Rs 5 lakh a year depending on the qualifying date

90 per cent of the course participation fee paid as subsidy by the Government of Puducherry

50 per cent of total rent, literature and display material for international trade fair participation, capped at Rs 5 lakh

A fresh loan equal to the amount already repaid, at 1% below the normal interest rate, with no application fee, no investigation fee and no detailed appraisal

Lifetime pension of Rs 5,000 per month for old craftspersons, Rs 2,500 per month for the surviving spouse

50% of diagnostic study cost up to Rs 50,000, 50% of expert fees up to Rs 50,000, and 5% interest subsidy up to Rs 3 lakh a year for three years

Bank finance for a self-employment project of up to Rs 2,00,000 with a state subsidy on the project cost

Bank loan of Rs 10,000 to Rs 2,00,000 with a government subsidy on the project cost for a self-employment unit

Department-organised exhibitions and trade fairs, with second-class rail fare and Rs 400 per day daily allowance for participating artisans and industrialists

Cash award of Rs 2,00,000 and a citation

Cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a citation for the best outstanding entrepreneur

Cash award of Rs 2 lakh and a citation for the outstanding direct manufacturer-exporter among Puducherry MSMEs

State-level recognition award for an outstanding Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe entrepreneur running a micro, small or medium enterprise in Puducherry

Need-based loan covering consultancy, documentation, audit and certification fees plus equipment and calibrating instruments for ISO 9000 certification

Refinance for technology upgradation within a project outlay ceiling of Rs 1,00,00,000

90 per cent rent subsidy up to Rs 10,000 a month for three years, plus 75 per cent of infrastructure and interior costs up to Rs 1.5 lakh

Rent subsidy for five years on a tapering basis — 50% of rent for years one and two, 40% for year three, 25% for years four and five — capped at Rs 5,000 a month

15% rebate on sales of Puducherry handicrafts and MSE products, up to Rs 15 lakh per annum per recognised emporium or showroom

Term loan for registered medical practitioners to acquire and install electro-medical and other related equipment

Need-based loans for quality control, DG sets, pollution control and computers, and Rs 5,00,000 per product for renewable energy systems

Term loan of up to Rs 2,50,00,000 for building and equipping a marriage hall, community hall, convention centre or commercial godown

A single composite loan of up to Rs 25,00,000 covering fixed assets and working capital together

Need-based loan for capital goods and equipment used in road development, maintenance and construction

Term loan for setting up a 10 to 50 bed hospital, nursing home or polyclinic in Puducherry

Need-based term loan for setting up small hotels and restaurants in urban areas of Puducherry

Term loan for setting up, renovating or expanding sales outlets marketing village and small industries products, with project cost up to Rs 25 lakh

Loan of up to 75 per cent of the cost of a new four wheeler, with 1 per cent interest concession for 'A' category and 0.5 per cent for 'B' category good borrowers

Loan of up to Rs 3,00,000 per mobile sales van, for up to 6 vans

Term loan of up to 70 per cent of the cost of a tractor and paddy harvesting machine for agriculturists in Puducherry

Need-based term loan to organisations developing an industrial estate for allotment of sheds and plots exclusively to small-scale units

Term loan of up to 70 per cent of the cost of a new goods or passenger vehicle, including chassis and body building

Term loan of up to Rs 1,000 lakh for setting up new small and medium scale industrial units or expanding, modernising and diversifying existing units

Need-based term loan for setting up, expanding or modernising tourism facilities, with project cost up to Rs 1,200 lakh

65% term loan plus 25% seed capital on a project costing up to Rs 10,00,000, with only 10% promoter contribution

Term loan of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 150 lakh with a 1 per cent interest concession for units with an unblemished repayment record

Term loan of Rs 5 lakh to Rs 150 lakh for fixed assets at an interest concession of 0.5 per cent for B category good borrowers

Loan of up to Rs 2 lakh for setting up a new micro enterprise or expanding an existing one, for SC and ST entrepreneurs

Term loan of 75 per cent of a project costing up to Rs 20 lakh for SSI and tiny units promoted by women entrepreneurs

Short term loan of Rs 5,00,000 to Rs 50,00,000 repayable in 12 to 24 months

Term loan for fixed assets and working capital loan together from a single agency, for a total project outlay up to Rs 2,00,00,000

50 per cent of the cost of up to three quality certifications, capped at Rs 2 lakh per unit

25% subsidy on the cost of installing pollution control equipment, up to Rs 5 lakh

Term loan for textile modernisation up to a project cost of Rs 1,00,00,000, with 5 percentage points of interest reimbursed by the Government of India

Six-month training in coir rope and coir mat making with a stipend of Rs 1,500 per month per trainee

Rs 4,500 per month for six months of hands-on craft training with a master craftsperson

One year of silk weaving training with a stipend of Rs 1,500 per month for the trainee

Six months of institution-based trade training with a monthly stipend

50% subsidy on the annual insurance premium paid for a registered mechanised fishing boat, up to Rs 20,000 per boat

90% of cost or Rs 25,000 per hectare, whichever is less, for small and marginal, SC/ST and women farmers; 70% or Rs 25,000 per hectare for big farmers and institutions

65% subsidy on the installation of a submersible or centrifugal motor pumpset with accessories, up to Rs 50,000 per tubewell

65% subsidy on the cost of constructing a tubewell or filter point, up to Rs 1,50,000 per tubewell per individual

90% subsidy on the installation of a submersible or centrifugal motor pumpset with accessories, up to Rs 60,000 per tubewell

90% subsidy on the cost of constructing a tubewell or filter point, up to Rs 1,80,000 per tubewell per individual

Back-ended investment subsidy of Rs 4,000 per hectare to paddy growers in the Yanam region

50% subsidy up to Rs 2,50,000 per boat for converting or modernising a registered mechanised fishing boat for deep sea fishing, linked to bank finance

Horticulture kit worth Rs 3,000 per kit distributed at 75% subsidy for homestead and backyard growing

Free vegetable seeds minikit and fruits minikit worth Rs 250, at 100% subsidy, for establishing nutritional gardens

Rs 10,000 per registered wooden or steel mechanised boat and Rs 5,000 per registered fibre-reinforced plastic mechanised boat for reactivation after the fishing ban

Rs 4,000 for a 47-day fishing ban period or Rs 8,000 for a 61-day ban, per fishermen family

50% government subsidy on a Rs 7,000 aquarium unit with stand, filter, air pump, lights, gravel, nine goldfish, fish food and scoop net

50% subsidy on vehicles used to move fish from landing centres to markets, from Rs 15,000 for a moped with ice-box to Rs 5,00,000 for an insulated fish van

75% subsidy on the cost of a mobile seafood van including body fabrication, insulated ice-box, two-burner stove, cooking utensils and accessories, with 25% met by bank loan

10% subsidy up to Rs 3,00,000 per ice plant-cum-cold storage unit and up to Rs 10,00,000 per fish processing unit

Lump-sum relief to the family of a fisherman who dies or goes missing while fishing at sea

Rs 1,00,000 to the legal heir of a missing fisherman, in two instalments of Rs 50,000

Rs 35,000 per hectare in two annual instalments for laying a demonstration plot, and Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 per organic manure unit on a pro-rata basis

Nine subsidy components covering organic manures, tools, pots, plant protection chemicals, motor pumpsets, biogas units, planting materials and seeds, palm compensation and back-ended cultivation subsidy

5 kg free rice and one set of clothing during calamities, plus 100 kg rice and Rs 750 cash dole during the fishing ban

Crop-wise one-time, bi-annual and annual assistance from Rs 1,500 for betel vine up to Rs 25,000 per hectare for other fruits, paid by DBT

Subsidised poly house at Rs 467.50 per square metre, shade net house at Rs 355 per square metre up to 4,000 square metres, and plastic mulching subsidy of Rs 10,000 per hectare up to 2 hectares

Sales tax on high-speed diesel reimbursed or spot-exempted for up to 15,000 litres per registered boat per annum

Rs 1,000 per palm for cutting and removal up to Rs 32,000 per hectare, Rs 40 per seedling for replanting up to Rs 4,000, and Rs 17,500 per hectare for integrated management practices on up to 4 hectares

Free soil and water sample analysis with fertiliser recommendation in 5 days, free soil health cards within a month, and free quality testing of seeds, fertilisers and pesticides

Cash incentive of Rs 12,500 per hectare for taking up fodder cultivation

50% subsidy on traditional fishing craft with nets, up to Rs 1,00,000 for an FRP vallam, Rs 50,000 for an FRP catamaran or marine plywood canoe, Rs 40,000 for a wooden nava and Rs 5,000 for an inland catamaran

50% subsidy on a new or modernised mechanised fishing boat with nets, up to Rs 11,00,000 depending on hull type and length

Nursery premium of Rs 4,000 for raising 10 ares (25 cents) of sugarcane seed nursery, sufficient to plant one hectare

A free tour to places of cultural and historic importance, once a year, subject to selection

Free residential care — food, shelter, clothing and vocational training for destitute adults

Annual scholarship from Rs 1,000 to Rs 6,800 depending on the stage of study

Cash prizes of Rs 20,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 for the first, second and third state-level ranks in SSLC and HSC among visually impaired students

Free physiotherapy as advised by doctors, with day care and recreation for senior citizens

Free face-to-face family and marital counselling at centres funded by government grant-in-aid

Rs 500 per month in addition to the old age or destitute pension

One blanket and one pair of chappals free of cost, once a year

15 kg of rice per month, or an equivalent cash dole

Free residential schooling with boarding, lodging, uniforms, textbooks, Braille books and hearing aids

Rs 1,000 per inmate per month for 12 months, limited to 90 per cent of the grant-in-aid

Government grant covering 90 per cent of the estimated maintenance cost of the home

Monthly financial assistance of Rs 3,000 to Rs 4,800 depending on disability percentage and age

50 per cent of fuel cost, up to 15 or 25 litres a month by vehicle capacity

Rs 1,50,000 incentive — Rs 30,000 cash plus Rs 1,20,000 in National Savings Certificates

Rs 2,50,000 incentive — Rs 50,000 cash plus Rs 2,00,000 in National Savings Certificates

Monthly stipend of Rs 1,000 while the trainee is on a recognised full-time course

Rs 1,000 per month stipend while undergoing full-time vocational training

Rs 300 per month transport allowance, in place of the free bus pass

Accident death cover of Rs 15,000 to Rs 1,20,000 by pay group for differently abled government servants

Monthly pension for registered PLHIV in Puducherry, with travel and nutrition support alongside it

Free residential care, non-formal education and medical supervision for boys with intellectual disability

Free residential care — food, shelter, clothing, medical facilities and pocket money — for life

Subsidised residential stay for senior citizens with food, thrice-weekly medical check-ups, newspapers and television

Free boarding, lodging, daily needs, pocket money and vocational training for visually impaired men

One-time cash incentive of Rs 10,000 to the near relative of an eye donor

Free bus pass for travel within the region of Puducherry for persons with 40 per cent or more disability

Free medical check-up, free medicines and a doctors' awareness talk at camps for senior citizens

Free residential care, education to standard V, vocational training and free tools on discharge

Monthly pension of Rs 2,000, Rs 2,500 or Rs 3,500 depending on age and category

One-time funeral expenses grant to the close relative of a deceased differently abled person

Reimbursement of the entire course fee from the first year onwards

Documentary proof of age and Puducherry residence, plus access to the Directorate of Social Welfare's old age home, maintenance and welfare services for older persons

Cash awards of Rs 20,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 35,000 with citation, presented on 3 December

One motorised tricycle (invalid carriage) supplied free of cost

Prosthetic appliances and assistive aids supplied free of cost on the advice of a government specialist

One radio supplied free of cost to a blind person for recreation

Free sarees and dhoties, or an equivalent Direct Benefit Transfer, at festival time

Official recognition of widow, deserted, unmarried or destitute status in Puducherry, used to sanction the Old Age and Destitute Pension of Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,500 a month and other Social Defence benefits

Financial assistance of Rs 1,200 to a lactating mother for the nutrition of a girl child

Rs 500 deposited as a National Savings Certificate in the name of the girl child

Graded educational allowance for the children of widows, payable up to the higher secondary stage

One set of free clothing a year — a saree, blouse piece, lungi and towel — to red and yellow ration card families

Subsidised, secure hostel accommodation with furnished rooms for working women and girl students living away from home

Rs 25,000 towards the marriage expenses of a poor bride, for the first marriage only

Additional Rs 500 per month for pensioners with T.B. or cancer, and Rs 2,000 towards funeral expenses on death

Rs 25,000 National Savings Certificate in the girl child's name, released at 18 years or on marriage

Fixed deposit in the girl child's name, released with interest when she attains 18 years

Rs 30,000 towards the marriage expenses of a widow's daughter

Cash subsidy towards the purchase of the mangalyam by a bridegroom from a weaker section

Rs 50,000 incentive issued as a National Savings Certificate in the remarrying widow's name

Rs 500 nutrition assistance to eligible pregnant women, for up to two pregnancies

Rs 50 a month tuition fee reimbursement for up to 10 months per course

Relief, compensation for loss and rehabilitation for Scheduled Caste victims of atrocities

One-time cash award of Rs 1,000 for scoring 65% or above in the Class 10 board examination

Rs 3,000 per academic year to the parent for each SC daughter in classes VI to XII

Reimbursement of the admissible institutional fee plus a maintenance allowance for hostellers and day scholars

Rs 1,500 per year in classes VI to VIII and Rs 2,500 per year in classes IX and X

Rs 1,850 per annum scholarship for students in Classes 1 to 10 whose parents are in unclean occupations

A free house site for homeless poor Scheduled Caste and other economically backward families to build their own house

One-time cash award of Rs 15,000 to the top Scheduled Caste boy and girl in each region at Class 12

A fully funded 8-day tour to four places connected with Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's life, once in a lifetime

Rs 15,000 for the marriage of a poor Scheduled Caste bride, for up to two daughters in a family

Rs 500 per month for Scheduled Caste persons unable to work because of a prolonged disease

One-time cash assistance of Rs 10,000 towards funeral expenses of a Scheduled Caste person

Rs 12,000 in total — Rs 2,000 a month for three months before delivery and three months after

Rs 4,00,000 house construction subsidy in three instalments, plus building materials worth Rs 1,00,000

Household articles worth Rs 500 for each selected Scheduled Caste beneficiary who keeps the home clean

Rs 100 per month for 10 months in an academic year, that is Rs 1,000 per year

Rs 50,000 award — Rs 20,000 cash plus a Rs 30,000 National Savings Certificate

Free hostel lodging and boarding, cash for 2 pairs of clothing, and 6 conveyance journeys a year

Full reimbursement of tuition fees and examination fees paid in a government or government-recognised professional college

Rs 170 per month for the whole period of training

Free lungi and shirt bit for each male member and saree and blouse for each female member of an SC family

Rs 200 per year per girl student with 97 per cent or higher attendance

Rs 20,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 for the top three regional ranks, and Rs 5,000 per subject for a centum score

Rs 500 a year in Classes 6 to 8 and Rs 750 a year in Classes 9 and 10

Rs 600 a year for day scholars and Rs 1,000 a year for hostellers, across 180 scholarships a year

Scholarship of Rs 20,000 per annum per cadet

Scholarship of Rs 6,000 per annum per student

Rs 500 per month for senior division cadets and Rs 250 per month for junior division cadets

Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000 and Rs 20,000 for the first, second and third ranks

Scholarship of Rs 10,000 per annum per student

Free uniforms, textbooks, note books, footwear, dictionary, geometry box, atlas and stationery for every student from LKG to class XII

Cash purse of Rs 50,000 with a certificate and memento, for 34 awardees a year

Cash award for eminent authors in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam, now conferred under the codified Puduvai Kalaimamani framework

Monthly assistance of Rs 1,000 for indigent artists, Rs 1,500 for indigent Tamil scholars

Lifetime monthly honorarium of Rs 1,500 for indigent scholars of Tamil language and literature

Rs 10,000 each for 10 awards to authors of the best Tamil novel, short story, drama, poetry and prose

Rs 3,000 maintenance grant and Rs 5,000 for cultural activities to a non-profit cultural organisation

Cash prize of Rs 10,000 with a certificate for Tamil children's literature, two awards a year

Rs 10,000 a year to a cultural organisation for holding a conference, seminar, symposium, exhibition, festival or competition

Grant of Rs 2,000 to a registered troupe or association staging a new dance programme or drama

Financial assistance of Rs 10,000 towards publishing a manuscript or research journal

Cash prize of Rs 10,000 for outstanding research publication in Tamil literature, two awards

The legal record of a birth under the Registration of Births and Deaths Act 1969, issued as a short certificate or a full Etat Civil extract and accepted as proof of date of birth across Puducherry and India

An official Puducherry 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 proceedings

An official municipal or commune panchayat trade licence permitting you to run a named factory, workshop, workplace or trade at a named premises in the Union Territory of Puducherry

Rs 2,500 to Rs 5,000 per year towards books, by level of study

One-time grant of Rs 10,000 to the widow of an ex-serviceman to buy a sewing machine

Monthly cash incentive of about Rs 1,000 for a ward in higher education

One-time grant of Rs 40,000 towards the purchase of dentures

Rs 5,000 a year as a festival grant to registered non-pensioner ex-servicemen aged 60 and above and to widows of ex-servicemen

Rs 50,000 for national level and Rs 75,000 for international level sporting achievement

Lump sum of Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000 for top academic positions

One-time grant of Rs 25,000 towards the purchase of a hearing aid

One-time spot assistance of Rs 25,000 after severe accidental injury

One-time incentive of the actual course cost or Rs 20,000, whichever is less

Reimbursement of the actual course fee, up to Rs 15,000, for a short-term skill course

Actual driving course fee reimbursed, up to Rs 10,000 under the current Armed Forces Flag Day Fund rate

Monthly tuition fee reimbursement of Rs 800 to Rs 2,000 depending on the level of study, or the actual fee, whichever is less

Compensation equal to the actual cost of damage, up to Rs 1,00,000

One-time grant towards the cost of spectacles for registered ex-servicemen and ESM widows

Monthly allowance of Rs 14,000 for Second World War veterans and Rs 12,000 for eligible non-pensioner ex-servicemen and widows

Actual cost of damage or a maximum of Rs 1,00,000 for re-thatching and repairs

Rs 2,500 a year at school level and Rs 3,000 a year for other courses

An official community certificate recording SC, ST or OBC status, recognised by Puducherry government departments for reservation in UT recruitment, admissions and welfare schemes

An official Puducherry residence certificate issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, used to prove residence for jobs, admissions and scheme eligibility

An official Income & Asset Certificate certifying EWS status, used to claim the 10 per cent EWS reservation in government recruitment and in admission to educational institutions

An official certificate of annual family income issued by the Puducherry revenue authorities, accepted by Puducherry government departments and educational institutions

An official record showing who holds a patta over a survey number in Puducherry, used for property sale, loan mortgage, building permission and inheritance

An official Government of Puducherry record naming every legal heir of a deceased person, used for family pension, compassionate appointment, provident fund and small settlement claims across the Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions

An OBC Non-Creamy Layer certificate in the central format, issued by the Puducherry Revenue Department for use in central recruitment and admissions

A patta standing in your own name in the Puducherry settlement and chitta register, so the land record, the Nilamagal search and any future sale start from you as the recorded pattadar

A registered sale deed that transfers legal title to immovable property in Puducherry, entered permanently in the Sub-Registrar's books and reflected in the encumbrance certificate

Rs 30,000 to Rs 75,000 to a BPL family on the death or accidental disability of a member aged 18-60

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

Recognition of government officials and teams for innovation and good governance in Puducherry

An official certificate from the Registration Department of Puducherry listing every document registered against a property for the period you ask for, or confirming that nothing is on record

An official Puducherry marriage certificate issued by the Registration Department and accepted as legal proof of marriage for passport, visa, bank, insurance, pension and name-change purposes

One-time financial assistance for renovation and special repairs, mainly towards purchase of building materials

Rs 5,000 per annum per temple for performing Oru Kala Pooja, with separate grants for current and water charges

Free training in Veda, Devaram and Nalayira Divya Prabantham at temples in the Union Territory

Rs 5,000 under the Group Insurance Scheme plus Rs 20,000 from the Chief Minister's Welfare Fund

A free one-year pass on Pondicherry Road Transport Corporation buses, except town buses, for professional journeys

Free treatment for a media person and family in Puducherry government hospitals, with A class special ward entitlement

10 kg of free rice through the fair-price shop during natural calamities and on two festive occasions each year

An NFSA ration card recognised across India under One Nation One Ration Card, entitling the household to subsidised commodities from one of Puducherry's 515 fair price shops

One-time financial assistance of Rs 25,000 to eligible working press reporters of Puducherry

Capital grants and subsidies to star-classified and heritage hotels, resorts and tourism projects in Puducherry

Rs 5,000 per month for up to two years, or until independent practice begins

Rs 25,000 per month fixed honorarium for a two-year assignment as a Legal Research Assistant

Facilitation of the Haj pilgrimage through the Pondicherry Haj Committee; the historical air fare subsidy has been withdrawn

Monthly pension of Rs 6,000 for veteran media persons, with 50 per cent family pension to the spouse

One-time financial assistance of up to Rs 15,000 towards a laptop or desktop computer