Meghalaya - Apply for Unemployment Allowance

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Procedure

The unemployed eligible candidates registered with employment offices are eligible to apply for this allowance. Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Unemployment Allowance, the applicant has to approach the State Social Welfare offices – link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer. Or the applicant can download the application form from the following link link
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference, it contains the application summary and contact details of the person to be contacted.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.

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Required Documents

• Application form. Link : form AND link please use the link to download form
• Three specimen signatures, duly attested by a Gazetted Officer.
• Domicile certificate issued by a competent authority (As applicable)
• An affidavit duly attested by a Magistrate/ Oath Commissioner in support of his/her claim for unemployment allowance.
• A medical certificate from Medical Officer of Government hospital/ dispensary (to be furnished duly by blind, deaf and dumb &ortho applicants registered with the special Employment Exchange for Physically Handicapped persons, as applicable)
• Aadhaar card.
• Bank account details.
• Mobile number.
• Passport size photograph of applicant (please take 5 copies).
• Certificate to prove the place of residence.
• Certificate to prove age.
• Certificate to prove caste, if they belong to reservation communities.
• In case of disabled persons, Medical Certificates to prove Disability.
• Any other document to claim benefits offered by respective state government as advised by authorities.
  

Note : Please show above mentioned documents in originaland attested copies thereof (to be submitted) at the time of applying.

Office Locations & Contacts

The Director,
Community and Rural Development,
Government of Meghalaya,
Addl. Secretariat Building, Room Number - 316,
Shillong - 793 001,
East Khasi Hills District, Meghalaya.
Email Address: [email protected]
Contact Link: Link

Eligibility

• If an applicant is not provided with such employment within applicable days of receipt of his/ herapplication seeking employment or from the date on which the employment has been sought in the caseof an advance application whichever is later, he/ she shall be entitled to a daily unemployment allowancesubject to the entitlement of the household at the rate which shall be as specified under this scheme. .

Fees

Service is free.

Validity

As authorities advise

Documents to Use

Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure.    

Sample Documents

1. Name of the applicant (In Block letters):
2. Father’s Name (In respect of men and unmarried women):
3. Husband’s Name (In respect of married women):
4. Permanent address:
5. Name of Employment Exchange where registration is continuing:
6. Current Registration number allotted by the Exchange:
7. Occupation and N.C.O. in which registered.
8. Applicant’s educational qualifications:

   Qualifications ---- Date from which registered at the Exchange.

   • Matric or equivalent As Matric As Graduate
   • Graduate
9. Documents to be attached with the application form.
   • Three specimen signatures, dully attested by a Gazetted Officer.
   • Domicile Certificate issued by a competent authority.
   • An affidavit duly attested by a Magistrate/ Oath Commissioner in support of his/her claim for unemployment allowance.
   • A Medical Certificate from Medical Officer of Government Hospital/ Dispensary
   • A certificate of being of Meghalaya origin (To be furnished by blind, deaf and dumb applicants only).
   • Three passport size photographs of the applicant, “dully attested by a Gazetted Officer”.
     

Signature of applicant

Processing Time

As notified by the department authority.

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Instructions

The eligible unemployed candidate who has registered with employment exchange can apply for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name(as per certificate)
• Fathers name(as per certificate)
• Mobile number
• Address(as per Family card)
• Income related document as applicable.

Need for the Document

• The Departments of Employment in various States of India allow unemployed educated youth residing in the respective States to pre-register for impending job vacancies occurring in different sectors of that State.
• Those who are registered with employment exchange and not provided employment are provided with allowance.
• Candidates who possess educational qualifications other than those of professional and executive standards can register their educational qualifications with the respective Employment Exchanges in their districts

Information which might help

• No candidate shall be allowed to register at more than one employment exchange
• Whenever government vacancies are announced, list of registered members with suitable educational profiles are forwarded to respective employers for consideration.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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