Assam Orunodoi Scheme 2021: Online Registration, Objectives, Eligibility & Benefits

• The Assam state government is all set to roll out Arunodoi Scheme from October 2, 2020, with an aim to provide financial assistance to around 17 lakh families in the state.
• Govt of Assam has issued guidelines for implementation of #Orunodoi, a visionary initiative on poverty eradication and financial inclusion. Over 19 lakh poor households shall get DBT of Rs 830 each, per month – 15,000 families from each Assembly Constituency.

• Income certificate
• Aadhaar Card
• Permanent Resident Certificate

• The applicant must be a permanent resident of Assam state.
• The applicant’s composite household income should be less than Rs 2 lakh per annum.
• The adult female member of the household who will receive the money shall be an adult woman who is not less than 18 years of age.
• In households where an adult woman above the age of 18 is not available, the “male head” may be considered.
• Under the scheme, priority shall be given to household with▶ widow/divorced/unmarried female/separated female
  ▶ specially abled nominated female
  ▶ specially abled household memberIt shall benefit all poor households whether they are covered under NFSA or not.

As per the guidelines, the distribution target of the ‘Orunodoi’ scheme shall be 15,000 beneficiaries per Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC) and if the population of the LAC exceeds 2 lakh, then the target shall be 17,000 beneficiaries per LAC.

Assam Orunodoi Scheme Beneficiary Selection Process

Under the “Orunodoi” scheme, Rs 830 per month aid would mean an additional annual income of Rs 10,000 to the poor households to meet their medical, nutritional, and academic needs besides to meet the additional spending during various festivals,”.

The District Level Monitoring Committee may devise modalities for preparing the list of eligible beneficiaries strictly as per the Guidelines.

The preliminary selection of the beneficiaries will be done at the level of Gaon Panchayat(GP) Village Council Development Committee (VCDC)Urban Local Body (ULB) based on eligibility/ineligibility conditions .

• First of all the preliminary selection will be done by gaon Panchayat, village council development committee, and urban local bodies on the basis of eligibility conditions.
• Only one such undertaking cum checklist should be prepared against each proposed beneficiary household.
• Compilation at LAC level: The undertaking cum checklist, forwarded by the Gaon Panchayat / VCDC / ULB, will be compiled LAC wise by Member Secretary, DLMC to be put up fo the District Level Monitoring Committee for prioritization/selection.
• Then the checklist will be put up before the district level monitoring committee for priority selection
•  The District level Monitoring Committee will meet to prioritize and finalize the received list of applicants submitted by the GPNCDC/ ULBs, based on the priority criteria mentioned above.

Pirority Beneficiaries under Assam Orunodoi Scheme

• Disabled/handicapped
• Separated family member
• Unmarried women
• Divorced women
• Widow women

Selection List Under Orunodoi Scheme 2021

• The selection list for the Arunodoi Scheme 2021 will be announced by Government of Assam from 17th August 2020.
• The applicants will receive funds through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode to the bank account of nominated woman of the family.

• The objective of this scheme is to make a single-window clearance of funds meant for the poor beneficiaries of various schemes.
• For the purpose of this scheme, a “household” shall comprise the eldest primary bread earner (male), his wife, their dependent children, and their dependent relatives who “normally reside together and take their meals from a common kitchen/common cooking.

• The selection of the beneficiaries for the scheme will start from August 17, 2020. They will be receiving the amount on the first day of every month.
• Arunodoi scheme will be the largest Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme of Assam which will benefit 15 to 17 thousand families per Assembly constituency.
• Assam government will send the amount through DBT to the bank account of the nominated woman of the family.
• The support given by the government of Rs. 830 per month will mean an additional per annum income of Rs. 10,000 to the poor households, in order to meet their nutritional and medical needs.