National Social Assistance Program (Nsap)

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NATIONAL SOCIALASSISTANCE PROGRAM

(NSAP)

PRESENTED BY:Gagan GuptaPinku Chaubey


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The National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) was included in the Central Budgetfor 1995-96. The details of the Programmehave been worked out by a Committee under

the Chairmanship of Secretary (RuralDevelopment) in consultation with therepresentatives of State Governments. ThePrime Minister, in his broadcast to the Nation

on 28th July,1995, has announced that theProgramme will come into effect from 15thAugust, 1995.

This Guideline sets out the features of theNSAP, procedures for its implementation, the

Introduction


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The NSAP will include, for the time being,three benefits as its components, viz.,

1. National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS)

2. National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS)

3. National Maternity Benefit Scheme(NMBS).

More such schemes may be added in future.4. The Programme came into effect on 15thAugust, 1995.

5. NSAP is a social assistance programme for

poor households and represents a significant

Main Features of the ACT


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6. The NSAP provides opportunities for linkingthe social assistance package to schemes forpoverty alleviation and the provision of basicneeds. Specifically, old age pensions can be

linked to medical care and other benefits forthe old and the poor. Integrated RuralDevelopment Programme (IRDP)/ Nehru Rozgar

Yojana (NRY) assistance may be provided in

addition to family benefits for the families ofpoor hoseholds on the loss of breadwinner.Maternity assistance can be linked to maternaland child care and provision of better diet to

pregnant mothers.


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The NSAP shall be implemented by thePanchayats and Municipalities in the deliveryof social assistance so as to make itresponsive and cost-effective. In the process,

the Panchayats and the Municipalities will bestrengthened and it may be possible forthem to mobilize local resources forsupplementing benefits from the

Government. Panchayats and Municipalitieswill be encouraged to involve voluntaryagencies to the extent possible in takingthese benefits to the poor households for

whom they are intended. The responsibility


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The scales of benefit under the NSAP wouldbe as below:

National Old Age Pension Scheme (NOAPS):Rs.75/- per month per beneficiary.

National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS):Rs.10,000/- in case of death of the primarybreadwinner to the bereaved household

National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS):Rs.500/- per pregnancy up to the first twolive births.

Any scheme of social security operated in

the State/UT with the Central funds providedfor the National Social Assistance

GENERAL CONDITIONS


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The State/UT Governments will:Ensure wide and continuous publicity to

the benefits under the NSAP and the

procedures for claiming them throughposters, brochures, media and othermeans. They shall ensure thatapplication forms are widely available in

local languages. Procedure forverification of applications should beprompt and simple. Sanctions should beexpeditious. Delays and malpractices

should be eliminated in disbursement.


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The State Level Committee will be headed bythe Chief Secretary and will include (a)concerned Secretaries such as Finance, RuralDevelopment, Municipal Affairs, Health and

Welfare; (b) a nominee of the Union Ministryof Rural Development; and (c) a nominee ofthe Ministry of Urban Development; and (d)independent experts and representatives of

NGOs.This Committee will be responsible for

monitoring and evaluation of the Programmeand matters concerned therewith and toreport to the Government of India.


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The District Collector/Sanctioning Authority,in turn, will be responsible for arranging thepayment of the benefit to the beneficiaries.Disbursement of this benefit to individual

beneficiaries may take place preferably inthe gram sabhas / neighbourhoodcommittees as the case may be.

15. The Panchayats/Municipalities will beresponsible for implementing the schemes intheir respective areas of operation and for:

Disseminating information about the NSAPand the procedures for obtaining benefitsunder it. In this task, they should encourage


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All benefit payments should preferably bepayable to the bank account of thebeneficiary in the Post office Savings Bank orin a commercial bank or through Postal

Money Order. However, in the case of NOAPand NMBS cash disbursement may bepermitted provided the payment is made inpublic meetings preferably of Gram Sabha in

village and in neighborhoods/ mohallacommittees.


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National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS)

Old age pension of Rs.75 per month, perbeneficiary is provided to person of 65

years and above who is a destitute in thesense of having little or no regular means of

subsistence from his/her own sources of

income or through support from familymembers orother sources. In order to determine

destitution, the criteria, if any, currently in

force in the


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National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS) A sum of Rs.10,000 is provided in the case

death of primary breadwinner due tonatural or accidental causes. The family

benefit is paid to such surviving member ofthe

household of deceased who, after local

enquiry, is determined to be the Head of thehousehold. The primary breadwinner is

defined as a member, whose earningscontribute

substantially to the household income and


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National Maternity Benefit Scheme(NMBS)

A lump sum cash assistance of Rs.500 isprovided to pregnant women of

households below the poverty line up to thefirst two live births provided they are of 19years

of age and above. The maternity benefit is tobe disbursed in one instalment, 12-8 weeksprior

to the delivery. In case of delay it can be

disbursed to the beneficiary even after thebirth of


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The Gram Panchayats/Municipalities have anactive role in the identification of

beneficiaries under NSAP. The StateGovernments communicate targets for thethree

components of NSAP toPanchayats/municipalities so thatidentification of beneficiaries can

suitably be made by GramPanchayats/Neighbourhood/MohallaCommittees in line with

these targets. In case of cash disbursement,the a ments are to be made in ublic


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The NSAP also provides opportunities forlinking social assistance packages to

anti-poverty programmes and schemes forprovision of basic needs e.g. the old agepension

can be linked to medical care and otherbenefits for the old and poor, family benefit

beneficiaries can be assisted under SGSYwhile maternity assistance could be linkedwith

maternal and child care programmes.

As against an allocation of Rs.767.05 crore-


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