Bhamashah Digital Parivar Yojana
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Bhamashah Digital Parivar Yojana provides financial assistance of Rs 1000 for the purchase of Mobile phone and internet connection for the residents of Rajasthan.
Eligibility
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Permanent residents of the Rajasthan
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People who have registered for Bhamashah Yojana availing ration under the National Food Security
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People belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families
Documents Required
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Bhamashah Yojana card
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Residential Proof documents
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BPL Ration card
Beneficiary List
Follow the below steps to check whether you are beneficiary of the scheme
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Visit the Official Website of Department of Food, Rajasthan
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Click on "NFSA Report"
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Click on "Report of NFSA and non-NFSA Beneficiary".
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Select your district
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Select your Area
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Select your FPS
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After that, list of Ration UID will appear on your screen. Search your ration card UID number by the name of the family head.
If your name is available in this list, then you are eligible for the scheme.
How to Apply
Beneficiaries don’t need to send in applications to avail the benefits of the scheme. The first instalment of Rs 500 is being transferred in the bank account of the lady head of each Bhamashah family without any application. The second instalment gets deposited to the same account as soon as the family buys a smartphone and makes a digital transaction using it, using any mobile apps. After the money is deposited under Phase I, the registered mobile number linked with the Bhamashah Card will receive a message
Bhamashah Digital Family camps will be organised, wherein the beneficiary families can pick a smartphone and Internet connection of their choice.To receive the second installment of INR 500, those eligible can download any service app from the state government’s platform. All these apps will have the option to register the smartphone. After the registration, INR 500 will be deposited into the bank account of the beneficiaries.
Implementation
Government has promoted all telecom operators to organize multiple camps across the state where smartphones at subsidized prices are being provided to the eligible residents.
The scheme gives complete freedom to every family to buy any smartphone of any brand and avail the subsidy. People can choose the phones and internet connection from a brand and data provider of their choice. Residents can purchase a smartphone and sign up for a preferred network operator of their choice, either at the Bhamashah Digital Parivaar camps hosted by the Zila Panchayats or also opt to do so from regular neighbourhood shops.
Current Status
More than 20 lakh people have become a part of this scheme by buying new smartphones. Already, INR 460 crore has been transferred in the Bhamashah accounts of residents as the first instalment.
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