Sikkim Government Schemes

A state women welfare initiative for girl students; the Government of Sikkim has not published a benefit schedule for it

The permanent Sikkim record of a birth, accepted as proof of date and place of birth for school admission, Aadhaar, passport, Certificate of Identification, Sikkim Subject and every later government record

A cash award to bonafide Sikkimese sportspersons who win a medal in a recognised competition at zonal level or above

Monthly pension of Rs 1,500 to recognised traditional faith healers of Sikkim

An official SC, ST or OBC/MBC certificate recognised by Sikkim government departments for reservation in education, employment and welfare schemes

Official verification of your character and antecedents by Sikkim Police, used for the Certificate of Identification, passports, arms licences, service appointments, societies and NGO registration

A permanent district-level record of the marriage, accepted for passports, spouse visas, bank and insurance nominations, name change, inheritance and pension claims

A housing grant to build a single-storey earthquake-resistant pucca house of about 605 sq ft for a poor rural household

A fully built single-storey RCC house with two bedrooms, living room, kitchen, toilet, furniture and a television

Monthly or annual education assistance scaled by course level and place of study, up to Rs 5,00,000 a year for students abroad

Free education up to graduation in a public school empanelled with the HRD Department, in or outside Sikkim

Loan of up to Rs 3,00,000 per person, interest-free for 2 years and then at 6 percent simple interest

Back-ended capital subsidy of 50 percent (BPL) or 35 percent (others) on a bank-financed project

Rs 1,500 per month paid by Direct Benefit Transfer, with no age limit

Rs 2,000 per month by Direct Benefit Transfer, funded from a central and a state share

Monthly old-age pension of Rs 1,500, Rs 2,000 or Rs 2,500 depending on the beneficiary's age

Rs 2,000 per month by Direct Benefit Transfer, from a combined central and state share

One-time grant of Rs 30,000 to a BPL household on the death of its primary breadwinner

Scholarship or reimbursement in cash, books, stationery, uniforms or allowances for students with 40% or more disability

Rs 40,000 a year to eligible mothers, paid in two instalments by direct bank transfer

Grant of Rs 12,000 in the 0 to 6 year bracket, free education to graduation, and Rs 500 a month while unemployed after qualifying

Rs 2,000 per month paid by Direct Benefit Transfer to unmarried BPL women aged 45 and above

Official proof of widow or destitute status, built from a death certificate and a Non-marriage Certificate, accepted by Sikkim departments processing widow pension and welfare claims

Interest-free education loan of up to Rs 15,00,000, with a one-year moratorium after the course

The official Sikkim record of a death, required to close bank accounts, claim insurance, pension and PF dues, transfer utilities and land, and obtain a legal heir or succession certificate

Rs 10 lakh cashless hospitalisation cover per family per year, plus an additional Rs 10 lakh critical care cover

An official Certificate of Identification or Residential Certificate from the District Administrative Centre, used across Sikkim as residence and identity proof for jobs, admissions and scheme eligibility

An official certificate from the District Collectorate stating that a plot of land in Sikkim carries no mortgage, lease, charge or possession claim recorded in the land records

An Income and Asset Certificate on the central proforma that lets a non-SC, non-ST, non-OBC applicant claim the 10% EWS reservation in central recruitment and in educational institutions, valid for the financial year printed on it

An officially issued statement of annual family income signed at Sub-Divisional Magistrate level and accepted by Sikkim government departments and institutions

An official Record of Rights from the Sikkim Land Revenue Department showing the recorded owner, plot number, area and encumbrance position of a piece of land

A fresh parcha (record of rights) issued by the Sikkim Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department recording you as the owner of the plot after a sale, gift, partition or inheritance

A registered sale deed recorded by the Sikkim Land Revenue and Disaster Management Department, with mutation of the land record triggered from the same system once registration is complete

One-time funeral assistance of Rs 10,000 payable to the nominee or dependants of a registered construction worker

Registered beneficiary status with the Sikkim BOCW Welfare Board, which is what makes a construction worker eligible for the Board's welfare assistance including medical assistance for the worker and dependants

One-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 on the marriage of a registered construction worker or an immediate dependant

One-time maternity benefit of Rs 10,000 to a registered woman construction worker, payable for a maximum of two children

One-time financial assistance of Rs 10,000 towards medical treatment of a registered construction worker or an immediate dependant

Rs 10,000 to Rs 1,00,000 for partial disability suffered at work, graded by percentage of disability

One-time pension of Rs 2,00,000 for a registered construction worker on old age, under the Board's welfare schemes

Rs 1,50,000 for permanent disability or death in the course of employment, plus Rs 10,000 towards funeral expenses

A registration certificate for a shop or commercial establishment under the Sikkim Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1983, used as proof of business existence for bank current accounts, GST verification, trade tie-ups and licence applications

An official district administration record of the surviving heirs of a deceased person, used for pension, provident fund, insurance, bank and land transfer claims in Sikkim

60 per cent subsidy on the total cost of inputs for fish farming

60 per cent subsidy on the total cost of inputs, plus Rs 1 lakh a year for rearing more than 20 pigs

An NFSA household entitlement document that draws rice, atta and sugar from a Fair Price Shop at the rates set in the department's Policy and Rate Chart

A pension-type financial benefit for working journalists who retire from active journalism in Sikkim

A municipal trade licence permitting a named trade at named premises inside a Sikkim urban local body, renewable online