Covid-19 Death | Procedure

The scheme provides for one-time assistance to the family members of deceased primary bread winner (male/female) of a household.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Age of the deceased should be between 18 to 60 years, i.e. death of the “bread earner” has occurred while he/she was in the age group 18-60 years. “Bread earner” is defined as the member of the household whose earnings contributed the largest proportion to the total household income 

2. Resident of Delhi for more than 5 years before the date of application

3. Family income of the applicant should not be more than Rs 1,00,000/ per annum.

4. The applicant should have an Aadhaar number

5. The applicant should have a ‘singly-operated’ account in any Bank in National Capital

Territory of Delhi only for receiving the payment through Public Financial Management System (PFMS)

Application process

a) Application to be made online on e-District portal www.edistrict.delhigovt.nic.in by registering through citizen log in or by approaching the concerned District Social Welfare Office.

b) Aadhaar number is mandatory for filling up the application- without Aadhaar, application portal will not work.

c) For applying, self-attested documentary proof for following needs to be scanned and uploaded.

1. Age proof

2. Residence proof

3. Bank a/c number (Single a/c). This provision may be relaxed in the case of minors who can have a bank account under guardianship.

4. Death certificate of bread earner

5. One passport size photo of the applicant

6. Income self-declaration in the format given on the portal itself.

Receipt of application forms, sanction

1. New applications under the Scheme are received on the e-district portal under Delhi Family Benefit Scheme.

2. After submission of application, District Social Welfare Office will scrutinize the application and if required, call the applicant with relevant documents for verification.

3. Normally, the applications are disposed off within 45 days of receipt of applications, unless circumstances dictate otherwise.

4. The payment to new applicants, if sanctioned, is remitted to their bank account. 

How to fill up the application form ?

Details to fill the form are - http://ddma.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/ee8df1004581daffabe7ef6876edb3cf/Ex-Gratia+Guidelines+and+Application+Form+%281%29.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=986585423&CACHEID=ee8df1004581daffabe7ef6876edb3cf 

Documents required 一

• Residence proof of Delhi of both deceased and applicant

• Death Certificate

• Proof of Covid death 

• Document establishing the relationship between deceased and applicant

• Aadhaar Card of applicant

• Bank Account related document

• Surviving Member Certificate

• NOC from other LRs (other than the applicant) 

CERTIFICATE / OFFICIAL DOCUMENT FOR COVID-19 DEATH 一

http://ddma.delhigovt.nic.in/wps/wcm/connect/ee8df1004581daffabe7ef6876edb3cf/Ex-Gratia+Guidelines+and+Application+Form+%281%29.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&lmod=986585423&CACHEID=ee8df1004581daffabe7ef6876edb3cf