Unemployment Allowance in States / UTs

Sr. No.

State/UT

Whether
Unemployment
Allowance is
being given

Rate per month/
per person

Eligibility

Remarks

1.

Andhra Pradesh

No

-

-

-

2

Arunachal Pradesh

No

-

-

 

3

Assam

Yes

Rs. 500/-

5460 No’s of
Beneficiaries

-

4

Bihar

Yes

Rs. 200/- p.m. for BPL

PwDs living below poverty line by the Labour and Employment Department

 

5

Chattisgarh

Yes

Rs. 500/- P.M. to
81 PwDs

For educated
Unemployed

 

6

Goa

No

-

-

-

7

Gujarat

No

Indira Gandhi
National Disability
Pension Scheme &
Sant Surdas Yojana
is the substitution
scheme for Unemployment
Allowance.

-

-

8

Haryana

Yes

Rs.1000/--
Rs. 1500/-
Rs. 2000/-

Matric/Middle pass
Diploma holder
Graduate Diploma
holder
PG Diploma holder

101.62 lakhs to
1700 beneficiaries

9

Himachal Pradesh

No

-

-

-

10

Jammu Kashmir

No

-

-

-

11

Jharkhand

No

-

-

-

12

Karnataka

No

-

-

-

13

Kerala

No

-

-

-

14

Madhya Pradesh

No

-

-

-

15

Maharashtra

No

-

-

-

16

Manipur

Yes

Rs. 100-200/- pm to
387 beneficiaries

The Scheme for
giving Unemployment
Allowance launched
w.e.f. August, 2006
and rate of allowance
range between
Rs. 100/- to
Rs. 200/- per month

-

17

Mizoram

Yes

Rs.250/- pm

Unemployment
Allowance @ Rs.250/-
p.m. given to 25 persons
with disability

-

18

Meghalaya

Yes

Rs. 500/- pm

Unemployment
Allowance @ Rs.500/-
p.m. given to 67 persons
with disability

-

19

Nagaland

No

-

-

-

20

Odisha

No

-

-

-

21

Punjab

Yes

-

For blind, deaf & dumb
Persons
i) Matric/Under
Graduate
: 450 pm
ii) Graduate/Post
graduate : 600 pm
For Orthopedically
Handicapped persons
i) Matric/Under
Graduate : 225 pm
ii) Graduate/Post
graduate : 300 pm
For all other categories
i) Matric/Under
Graduate
: 150 pm
ii) Graduate/Post
graduate : 200 pm

168 beneficiaries

22

Rajasthan

Yes

Rs. 600 P.M.

-

144 beneficiaries

23

Sikkim

No

-

-

-

24

Tamil Nadu

Yes

Graduates Post Graduate-
Rs. 450/-
Under Graduate & HSC/
PUC- Rs. 375/
Upto X Std. Rs. 300/-

-

11.08 Crores to 25,303
Beneficiaries

25

Tripura

Yes

Rs. 1000/- P.M.

Granted to fully blind
persons of 18 years or
above, having registered
for at least past 2 years,
passed class VIII and
could not get any gainful
job in govt. or govt.
undertakings.

33 beneficiaries

26

Uttar Pradesh

-

Scheme is under
Revision

-

-

27

Uttrakhand

No

-

-

-

28

West Bengal

No

-

-

-

29

Andaman Nicobar

Yes

400/- P.M.

-

-

30

Chandigarh

Yes

For matriculate and
under graduate applicants
– Rs.300 to VH
and HH persons and
Rs.150/- to other
categories of disabled.
For graduate/post
graduate applicants
Rs.-400/- and Rs.200/-

-

-

31

Daman & Diu

No

-

-

-

32

D & N Haveli

No

-

-

-

33

Delhi

Yes

Rs. 1500/- P.M.

-

-

34

Lakshadweep

No

-

-

-

35

Puducherry

Yes

Rs. 200 - 500

H.Sc. : Rs. 200
Under Graduate : 300
P.G. : Rs. 500

-

Source: Office of Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Annual Report 2012-13