The district-wise Contact Details (Name and Mobile Number) of the Officers of the Nari Niketan can be found at - https://jksocialwelfare.nic.in/welfareIns/NariNiketans.pdf

The "Nari Niketans" were established in the UT of Jammu & Kashmir in the year 1976.

Deserted /Destitute Ladies / Widows having no means of livelihood are given admission into the Nari Niketan.

There are seven Nari Niketan in Jammu & Kashmir, i.e. in Jammu, Udhampur, Kathua, Doda, Rajouri, and two Nari Niketans in Poonch.

The total capacity of all the Nari Niketans in Jammu & Kashmir is 280.

Poonch is the only district in Jammu & Kashmir to have two Nari Niketans.

The inmate shall remain in the institution till they are rehabilitated/get married/covered under any schemes for employment and self-employment.

For school-going destitute girls free education is provided in addition to other facilities.

The children accompanying the mothers will be entitled to admission subject to the condition that male children after they attain the age of 8 years shall be transferred to Bal Ashrams.

The inmates are provided care and protection in the institutions. Besides food, shelter, bedding & clothing are also provided.

The beneficiary shall approach the concerned DSWO for submission of the application.

There are no criteria with respect to the age of the applicant. The old-age women can therefore apply to this scheme.

No, in order to be eligible, the applicant should not have any means of livelihood.

The Death Certificate of the Husband is required as a mandatory document in the case the applicant is a widow.

The full form of DSWO is "District Social Welfare Officer".

Yes, the Residential Certificate / Domicile Certificate of the State of Jammu & Kashmir is a mandatory document for this scheme.

No, you can not reapply to this scheme if you already have availed of its benefits.

This is a 100% State Funded scheme.

No, the entire application process is entirely free of cost.

No, there is no such mention in the scheme guidelines.

The mandatory fields have an asterisk (*) mark at the end.

No, only the citizens who are permanent residents of the state of Jammu & Kashmir are eligible to apply.

The Scheme Guidelines can be found at this link - https://jkdswdj.jk.gov.in/welfareSchemes/NARI%20NIKETANS.pdf

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You need to visit the District Social Welfare Office and request a hard copy of the format of the application form for the scheme from the concerned authority.

This scheme is managed by the Department of Social Welfare, Government of Jammu & Kashmir.

Yes, all the required documents that are to be attached to the application should be self-attested mandatorily.