Bidhoba Bhata is generally known as Widow Pension or Bridha Pension Scheme of the state of West Bengal. Under this scheme, the Government of West Bengal provides monthly financial assistance to all eligible widow women of the state. Every eligible widow women received the monthly pension amount of Rs.1,500 directly in their Bank account.
To get the financial pension benefits under Bidhoba Bhata, eligible women need to apply after submitting the application Form. But if you have already submitted the application and want to know the current Status of the application, then you can follow the Bidhoba Bhata Status Check Process. Both processes are going to be discussed below.
Bidhoba Bhata Status Check
There are so many widow who have already applied under this Bidhoba Bhata Scheme and don’t know the current Status of their application form; then here I am going to provide you the step-wise details to check the Status of the scheme. To check the Online Status of the Bidhoba Bhata, you can now use the online portal of West Bengal, i.e., the Samarth Portal. Where just entering the Aadhaar Card Number, application Id or Mobile Number can track the Status.
| Information available | Bidhoba Bhata Status Check |
| Scheme Name | Bidhoba Bhata or Widow Pension Scheme |
| Beneficiaries | Widows |
| Age limit | 18 years to 60 years |
| Pension amount | Rs.1,500 |
| How to Check Status | Online through Samarth Portal |
What is Bidhoba Bhata Scheme West Bengal?
This is also one of the very popular Financial assistance schemes under which the widow will get benefits from the government. This scheme is also known as the West Bengal Widow Pension Scheme. In this scheme the women having age from 18 years to 60 years will get the financial grant from government per month. But there are so many women available in the state who, after the death of their husbands, don’t know how to get the benefits of the scheme. It is because they don’t know about the application process. It is our duty to aware the such information to all the eligible women nearby us.
Time to time government also organized the welfare camps at the different location of the Bengal to enrol the beneficiaries with the scheme. After participating in such camps, all the women who are eligible can submit their application and complete the process.
Features of Bidhoba Bhata
| Financial Assistance | The monthly pension of Rs.1,500 will be given to each of the beneficiaries. The same amount is enhanced from Rs.1,000 to Rs.1,500/-. |
| Cover Beneficiaries | The eligible widow of the state with age 18 years to 60 years. |
| Mode of Payment | The monthly pension amount will be transferred to the account of beneficiaries through DBT mode of payment. |
Eligibility Conditions
- The permanent residents of West Bengal who are women or girls and are widows will get the financial benefits of the scheme.
- Applicant’s Age can be between 18 to 60 years.
- The family annual income of the women should be below Rs.1,000/.
- AS she is not receiving financial support from their family and relatives.
- All widow women who have been residing in the state of West Bengal for the last 10 years are also eligible to apply under this scheme.
- You are not receiving any other welfare pension scheme like Old Age Pension, Disability, farmer Pension, etc.
Documents Checklist
- Bonafide or Residence certificate of West Bengal.
- Aadhaar card Copy for personal Verification.
- Voter Card of West Bengal.
- Income certificate of the family
- Death Certificate of the Husband
- Age proof certificate of the woman
- Photograph in passport size
- Bank copy to receive the payment of pension
How to Apply For Bidhoba Bhata Application Process?
So any of the women who till date don’t apply for this scheme, they all can submit as soon as they get the same information.
- First of all, after checking the eligibility criteria, if you think that you are eligible for the scheme, then you need to collect the Bidhoba Bhata Application Form from: SDO Office in Urban Area, BDO Office in Rural area, KMC Office.
- Now have to fill this form with the information of the beneficiary woman, like her name, husband’s name, address details and bank account details.
- Attach all the documents, which are self-attested, with the form and then submit the form to the same office from where you got the form.
- Now the verification process starts by the official, like they verify your documents and form.
- Then after completing the verification, your application get approval and you start getting the pension per month after your application forwarded to District Magistrate.
Track Bidhoba Bhata Status
- All the women beneficiaries who submit their application form for this scheme can track their Status after visiting the portal: samarth.wb.gov.in Track Applicant Public
- To check the status, you need your application ID Number, mobile number, and Aadhaar number.
- Open the WB Samarth Portal.
- Now, on the home page, you need to select the Scheme Name from the given Scheme List, i.e. Widow Pension Scheme.
- Now add the details with the help of which you want to check the Status.
- Enter the Captcha Code for Human Verification and then click on Search.
- So here the Application Status appeared.
How to Check Bidhoba Bhata Status Offline?
All that women who applies through the special camps, they can also check their status through the same camps organised by the government. At the time of submitting the form, you get the application receipt; using the same, you can check the status.
FAQ
You need the application ID Number, Mobile number and Aadhaar number.
It is now Rs.1,500 and previous amount is Rs.1,000/-.
Satyajit Basu is a Professional Content Writer having experince in this field for the last 6 years. He started his career as a content writer, and now he is working with many big news publications. His expertise is in West Bengal news, and interest in West Bengal Politics and Trending News.