Uttar Pension scheme for Triple Talaq Victims

Uttar Pradesh government announced Rs 500 monthly pension for triple talaq victims last year. The state minority department had started the process of identifying the same.

The UP government has made the first effort towards granting Rs. 6,000 per annum to triple talaq victims. While the budget presented on 19th February 2020 had no particular head for it, the minority department officials told TOI that the grant would be provided after reappropriation of funds.

Officials said that this re-appropriation of funds, will come from budgetary heads such as boundary walls for cemeteries and other miscellaneous heads.

Shesh Nath Pandey, joint director, minority welfare department said "In this regard the decision of cabinet and order of government is awaited but survey of 63 districts has been already carried out by the department and a detailed lists of triple talaq victims is ready".

Since a budget head cannot be made until the government order is released, work in the area will continue till the GO comes. Pandey added. "The detailed survey lists from 12 more districts are yet to come but we will re-appropriate funds from other heads till a separate head is made by the government."

Uttar pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a rehabilitation package for triple talaq victims in the state. The package includes :

• Payment of Rs 6,000 per annum to the affected women till they become self reliant.
• He asked the home , social welfare and ministry affairs departments to prepare the plan, which will include Rs 5,00,000 insurance cover for the victims.
• Covering of their children also under the lines of Ayushman Bharat Yojana apart from free legal aid.
• Educated women should be absorbed within the system and should be given employment.
• Women who are thrown out of their homes should be given houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or the CM Awas Yojana.
• He said that we will look at linking these women with WAQF properties across the states.
• Yogi also warned that action would be taken against those Hindu men who go for a second marriage and abandon or harass their wife. No leniency should be allowed.