PANJIM: The government has threatened to discontinue financial support to those Griha Aadhar beneficiaries who failed to reply to notices by Directorate of Women & Child Development after not being covered under the recently concluded survey. The department has granted 30 days to the beneficiaries to re-register for the survey.
The government conducted an Impact Assessment Survey of sanctioned Griha Aadhar Scheme through Goa Electronics Ltd during which some beneficiaries could not be surveyed due to various reasons like beneficiary not available, beneficiary not cooperative, house not traceable, house closed, migrated out of India, migrated out of Goa and migrated within Goa.
All these beneficiaries were thereafter issued notices through taluka Level, ICDS Block Offices, and many have not complied with these notices. “Hence, an SMS will be sent to the non-complied beneficiaries requesting to call on helpline No. 0832-2438844 of Goa Electronics Ltd to register for re-survey and re-start of scheme and failure to register within 30 days from the receipt of the SMS shall be liable for cancellation of scheme,” the order states.
During this period of 30 days, the Griha Aadhar Scheme benefit of non-registered beneficiaries will be stopped and ‘they may have to reapply under the scheme if they wish to avail the scheme.’
The ongoing survey was hit due to the COVID-19 pandemic followed by lockdown. However, the scrutiny resumed weeks back and has now been concluded.